Ingredients · Green · dry-down

Galbanum resinoid

Say itGAL-buh-num REZ-ih-noyd

Deep green-balsamic; resinous, leafy and bitter, softer than the oil.

What it is

Natural resin extract from solvent-extracted gum resin of giant fennel.

Where it comes from

Iran

When you smell it

Dry-down: what stays.

What perfumers do with it

Anchors green notes in the base; adds balsamic, leafy depth to chypres and green florals.

Worth knowing

Galbanum is named in Exodus as one of the four ingredients of the Temple's sacred incense.

Also called

Galbanum resin extract