Styrax benzoin resin, (food grade) solvent extracted, from India.

Aromatic Description: Rich, warm, slightly woody, creamy, vanilla.

Colour: Golden Brown

Consistency: Very Thick, warming suggested to pour

Perfumery Note: Base

Strength of Initial Aroma: Light

Possible Uses: Arthritis, bronchitis, chapped skin, coughing, laryngitis, stress. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 56-67.]

I use this resin as a preservative in many Anarres creams and lotions as it contains vitamin E and smells like vanilla. - TTF

Constituents for Benzoin from Siam: Coniferyl benzoate, benzoic acid, vanillin, siaresinolic acid, cinnamyl benzoate. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 222.]

Safety Information: Possible skin sensitivity and contact dermatitis. [Leung, A.Y. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients, 64 as cited in Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 222.]