Styrax Benzoin
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Styrax benzoin
- Other Names : Gum benzoin, gum benjamin, Benjamin tree, benzointree, Sumatra benzoin, styrax, benzoin (Swedish), benzoebaum (German), bálsamo de Benjuí (Spanish), arbre à benjoin (French), an xi xiang (Chinese), styrax benzoin resin extract
- CAS Number : 84929-79-3
- Origin : Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and China.
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Resin
- Crop :
- Solvent Extraction
- Physical Description : Golden Brown Thick Viscosity.
Olfactory Description
- Family : Resin
- Perfumery Note: Base, fixative
- smoke smoky wood vanilla incense smooth balsam resin balsamic choco chocolat toffee caramel sweet floral Mon Chéri cherry cherries liqueur
Chemical Constituents
- benzoic acid : 12,5%
- benzyl benzoate : 76,1 – 80,1%
- styrene : 2,3%
- methyl benzoate : 1,5%
- cinnamic acid : 3,5 %
- benzyl cinnamate : 3,3%
- benzoic aldehyde
- vanillin
- coniferyl benzoate.
- styrol
- styracin
- phenyl-prophyl cinnamate
- benzaldehyde
- oily fragrant liquid.