Tolu Balsam
Tolu balsam suggests sweet warm resin, vanilla-like softness and a gentle spicy or floral nuance. Its character is rounded and balsamic rather than sharply smoky.
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It gives amber, floral and woody compositions a soft resinous foundation and helps connect spices with sweeter notes.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Natural tolu balsam is a tree-derived aromatic material. It is a related balsamic reference to Peru balsam, but the two names should not be treated as identical extracts.
Related notes to explore
Vanilla →
Vanilla is warm and softly sweet, with creamy, balsamic, woody and sometimes tobacco-like facets
Benzoin →
Benzoin has a warm, resinous sweetness with vanilla, soft balsamic and gently spicy facets
Rose →
Rose can smell fresh and lemony, richly petal-like, honeyed, spicy or softly powdery
Sandalwood →
Sandalwood is a soft, creamy wood note with milky, warm and gently dry facets
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