Styrax Benzoin

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I'm afraid I made a 'terrible mistake';

I had recently ordered Benzoin from a very good source that have been using for

years, but the Benzoin I got (Styrax Benzoin) smells chemical, and then, i had a

vague recollection of there being 2 different kinds of Benzoins...

I'm so dissupointed because i had just run out of the Benzoin that i had used

and loved and need for a certain perfume I am making for a friend, and don't

know what to do with this less loveable benzoin i have now.

so i have a few questions,

does anyone use the styrax benzoin for thier perfumes? how?

any good sources to recommend for the Benzoin I was hoping for? and what's it's

name?

thank you

Hemla

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I'm afraid I made a 'terrible mistake';

I had recently ordered Benzoin from a very good source that have been using for

years, but the Benzoin I got (Styrax Benzoin) smells chemical, and then, i had a

vague recollection of there being 2 different kinds of Benzoins...

I'm so dissupointed because i had just run out of the Benzoin that i had used

and loved and need for a certain perfume I am making for a friend, and don't

know what to do with this less loveable benzoin i have now.

so i have a few questions,

does anyone use the styrax benzoin for thier perfumes? how?

any good sources to recommend for the Benzoin I was hoping for? and what's it's

name?

thank you

Hemla

I use benzoin quite a bit. I think it's great.  I've heard that there is two

kinds Siam and Sumatra.  The one I have is Siam benzoin, Styrax tokinensis, and

I got it from Eden Botanicals.  It's really nice smelling; vanillic and

powdery, but really thick, gummy, and hard to work with.  But it is great in

blends and lasts a long time.  I'm gettng low and I've noticed that Eden

doesn't seem to offfer it anymore.  I've seen it often at many websites,

though.

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I'm afraid I made a 'terrible mistake';

I had recently ordered Benzoin from a very good source that have been using for

years, but the Benzoin I got (Styrax Benzoin) smells chemical, and then, i had a

vague recollection of there being 2 different kinds of Benzoins...

I'm so dissupointed because i had just run out of the Benzoin that i had used

and loved and need for a certain perfume I am making for a friend, and don't

know what to do with this less loveable benzoin i have now.

so i have a few questions,

does anyone use the styrax benzoin for thier perfumes? how?

any good sources to recommend for the Benzoin I was hoping for? and what's it's

name?

thank you

Hemla

Hi, it's me again. I just forgot to add that you propbably got benzoin Sumatra,

and you probably used to have benzoin Siam.

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thank you

Hemla

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namaste helma!

as far as i can see, Liberty, Eden, JoAnne Bassett, & Mountain Rose have stock

of benzoin... although you'd best to contact them directly to make sure. 

benzoin seems to do this little disappearing act now and again... so rude.

*grin*

much light to you! einsof

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Just as a follow up:

I had purchased Benzoin -styrax tokineses- ABSOLUTE

while the warm, yummy sweet I was looking for was in the RESINOID.

funny, one is supposed to pay attention to these 'tiny' details >_<

all in all, I wanted to share that I had bought the most beautiful, rich and

strong Benzoin Resinoid from AvAroma (the owner of what used to be called

Tiferet, He had sold his North American company and the name Tiferet and now

sells under the company name AvAroma)

I am adding his contact onfo in the links section

All the best

Hemla

by the way, does anyone use benzoin abs in perfumery? It doesn't strike me as

very perfume compatable

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> namaste helma!

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> as far as i can see, Liberty, Eden, JoAnne Bassett, & Mountain Rose have stock

of benzoin... although you'd best to contact them directly to make sure. 

benzoin seems to do this little disappearing act now and again... so rude.

*grin*

> much light to you! einsof

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