STYRAX
Styrax is a rich, warm, balsamic fragrance note with a sweet, resinous character. It has a deep, slightly smoky and vanilla-like aroma with woody and amber-like undertones. The scent is complex, offering a blend of sweet, woody, and slightly animalistic nuances that provide depth and warmth to fragrances.
Origin & Extraction
Styrax is derived from the resin of Liquidambar trees, primarily Liquidambar orientalis (Turkish Storax) and Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum). The resin is traditionally extracted through a process of bark incision and collection, followed by steam distillation or solvent extraction to obtain the essential oil and resinoid.
History & Culture
Styrax is derived from the resin of Liquidambar trees, primarily Liquidambar orientalis (Turkish Storax) and Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum). The resin is traditionally extracted through a process of bark incision and collection, followed by steam distillation or solvent extraction to obtain the essential oil and resinoid.
Chemistry & Molecular Structure
Styrax is derived from the resin of Liquidambar trees, primarily Liquidambar orientalis (Turkish Storax) and Liquidambar styraciflua (American Sweetgum). The resin is traditionally extracted through a process of bark incision and collection, followed by steam distillation or solvent extraction to obtain the essential oil and resinoid.
