Benzoin resin

Benzoin immortelle resin essential oil in a bottle. Selective focus. stock photo, #focus, #AD, #stock, #photo, #ad

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Benzoin tree is native to South East Asia and grows to 8 meters (20 feet) in height. Resin is extracted by making deep incisions in the tree. The resin is then collected once it becomes hard and brittle. Benzoin Essential Oil is then extracted from the hard resin using solvent extraction.

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Benzoin resin is tapped from the Styrax benzoin tree when it reaches maturity (after 7 years old). When cut the tree exudes the sap or benzoin resin. This resin contains approximately one-third benzoic acid, a mild antimicrobial, which is sometimes used in food and cosmetics preservation. Benzoin

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The usage of benzoin resin can be traced back to Ancient Romans and Greeks, where benzoin was used in incense and potpourri. Apparently, this oil has been used for thousands of years for its healing effects on the mind.

Styrax resin is known by many names, including gum benjamin, styrax, storax and benzoin. There is some uncertainty as to exactly what resin is referred to in ancient sources since so many names were used. True styrax benzoin comes from easternand southeastern Asia, so it would have been expensive to trade in ancient times. Turkish sweetgum, known today as storax or Turkish styrax, may have also been traded and used in antiquity as one of the many kinds of styrax (storax) mentioned by…