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Benzoin — Plant Apothecary No. 19

SENYANA · APOTHECARY

APOTHECARY No. 19 · SUMATRA

Benzoin

Styrax benzoin · found in OMBYRA Massage & Body Oil

vanilla warmthlasting scent✦ OMBYRA · Body

What science knows

Benzoin is the balsamic resin that wells up from the bark of styrax trees. It is rich in benzoic and cinnamic acid esters — the source of its soft, vanilla-sweet warmth — and has long been valued as a natural fixative that holds a blend together on the skin.

What tradition says

Traded for centuries along the incense routes from Sumatra to Arabia and Europe, benzoin perfumed temples and was the base of "friar's balsam", the classic apothecary tincture of the 18th century.

In your ritual

In OMBYRA, benzoin is the embrace: the warm, balsamic drydown that lingers long after the oil has been absorbed.

INCI: Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract

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