Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Amber Dust I make amber jewellery and I kept some of the dust from carving and polishing to use use in incense. It's basically fossilised resin and it smells like tar :-/ Even tinctured it smells like dry, dusty, tar. I imagine that many think it ought to have honey tones to it, but no. atb, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 But either way, I had not come across amber dust before. It may be powdered amber " petrified sap with the bugs in it " but I don't know I'm just making a wholly uneducated guess on this one.. I think if I remember correctly the sap being petrified, doesn't keep it from being pulverized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 I doubt that it was the dust left over from making jewelery. He described it as smelling like a perfume. Very sweet. that is what made me suspicious. Because many commercial amber products, perfumes in particular are not natural and smell very sweet and perfumey. If natural amber dust is so well rounded as this, I am surprised that is is not selling off the shelves.. Z..... Peace Angel Farm http://www.peaceangelfarm.com Zz's Petals, Natural Perfumery.... http://www.zzspetals.com __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 > __________________________________________________ > > I wonder if what he has is actually powdered > frankincense. I have some frankincense tears and they > smell quite sweet and wonderful. It is my > understanding that sometimes the tears are sold as > " amber " for fragrancing purposes. > > -Patty > Actually, I believe what is most often sold as amber for fragrance and incense purposes is the dried resin of the styrax tree (liquidambar orientalis). All the 'amber' resin I've ever seen has been a lot softer and more crumbly than frankincense. To me, it smells more like benzoin--another resin product. > > Benzoin is sold as a powdered incense that definitely has the consistency of dust--much like powdered sandalwood, only lighter in color. As opposed to frankincense, copal and the like, which have a grittier, more sand-like consistency. When it's burned, benzoin resin produces a smoke that is very sweet--a little too sweet, for my tastes > > Pat > > > PG Forte > http://www.oberoncalifornia.us > > > > I use incense tears, to make my own oil, and to me the scent is very different from Benzoin, and the Liquidambar type is not the same as the Vanillaish, Benzoin Resin or Oil. To my nose they are not as much sweet as medicinal smelling. It takes a bit of tweeking to make them smooth well rounded and perfume quality sweet. The word Amber alone can be many things.. Perhaps it was Benzoin powder, or that and some other things blended with it.. And yes Anya, I agree about Edens Amber. I have some little samples of it . I love the scent. I am an amber junkie. amber, vanilla, all that sensual foodie stuff.... z..... Zz's Petals Parfume Moderne http://www.zzspetals.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 > __________________________________________________ > > I wonder if what he has is actually powdered > frankincense. I have some frankincense tears and they > smell quite sweet and wonderful. It is my > understanding that sometimes the tears are sold as > " amber " for fragrancing purposes. > > -Patty > Actually, I believe what is most often sold as amber for fragrance and incense purposes is the dried resin of the styrax tree (liquidambar orientalis). All the 'amber' resin I've ever seen has been a lot softer and more crumbly than frankincense. To me, it smells more like benzoin--another resin product. > > Benzoin is sold as a powdered incense that definitely has the consistency of dust--much like powdered sandalwood, only lighter in color. As opposed to frankincense, copal and the like, which have a grittier, more sand-like consistency. When it's burned, benzoin resin produces a smoke that is very sweet--a little too sweet, for my tastes > > Pat > > > PG Forte > http://www.oberoncalifornia.us > > > > I use incense tears, to make my own oil, and to me the scent is very different from Benzoin, and the Liquidambar type is not the same as the Vanillaish, Benzoin Resin or Oil. To my nose they are not as much sweet as medicinal smelling. It takes a bit of tweeking to make them smooth well rounded and perfume quality sweet. The word Amber alone can be many things.. Perhaps it was Benzoin powder, or that and some other things blended with it.. And yes Anya, I agree about Edens Amber. I have some little samples of it . I love the scent. I am an amber junkie. amber, vanilla, all that sensual foodie stuff.... z..... Zz's Petals Parfume Moderne http://www.zzspetals.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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