The plate: frankincense / olibanum
Planche XXXIV · OlibanFrankincense / olibanum · Boswellia sacra (syn. B. carteri)

Ingredients · Amber & resins · dry-down

Olibanum resinoid

Say itoh-LIB-uh-num REZ-ih-noyd

Warm, dry, balsamic incense with sweet resin and a hint of lemon peel.

What it is
Natural resin extract from solvent-extracted Boswellia gum resin.
Where it comes from
Somalia, Ethiopia
When you smell it
Dry-down: what stays.
What perfumers do with it
Fixes and deepens incense, amber and woody bases; carries the resin's dry smoky feel into the drydown.
Also called
Frankincense resinoid; olibanum absolute (alcohol-washed grade)

Named by the house, not on the label, in 26

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