Balsamic Notes
Resinous notes span bright pine-like freshness, sweet benzoin-like warmth, dark labdanum and dry incense. The balance can feel sticky and enveloping or crisp and austere.
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They connect woods, spices and amber and can give floral or gourmand compositions a more substantial base.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
A broad resin or balsam listing may combine several natural extracts and aroma materials. It is a family of effects rather than a single standardized ingredient.
Related notes to explore
Benzoin →
Benzoin has a warm, resinous sweetness with vanilla, soft balsamic and gently spicy facets
Labdanum →
Labdanum is rich and resinous, with warm amber, leather, balsamic and subtly animalic facets
Frankincense →
Frankincense, also called olibanum, combines bright resin, peppery citrus and dry woody facets
Myrrh →
Myrrh has a dark balsamic scent with bitter-sweet resin, licorice-like warmth and smoky or medicinal nuances
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