Benzoin gum, Siam

At a glance

The raw gum resin from Siam benzoin trees, giving the same warm, sweet, vanilla-balsamic character p It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

One of several trade forms of Benzoin catalogued here, see the full family →

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