Benzoin Sumatra Resin

About this material

Benzoin Sumatra Resin has a warm, sweet, and balsamic scent that opens with rich vanilla and soft, creamy notes. As it develops, it reveals a slightly powdery, resinous quality that adds depth and a comforting richness to compositions. This resin is often used as a fixative, helping to anchor lighter notes and enhance the longevity of a fragrance. It pairs well with other sweet notes like vanilla and tonka bean, as well as with woody and amber accords, creating a smooth, rounded base. In this catalogue, it is typically used at doses ranging from 0.228% to 1.68%, with a common usage around 0.420%.

Usage in formulas

The 350th most used material of 1414 in the catalogue, present in 15 of 806 formulas. A signature material: whoever uses it means to.