Tolu balsam resinoid

Say ittoh-LOO BAWL-sum REZ-ih-noyd

Sweet cinnamon-vanilla balsam, lighter and more floral than Peru balsam.

What it is: Natural resin extract from oleoresin of Myroxylon balsamum trees.
Where it comes from: Colombia, Venezuela
When you smell it: Dry-down: what stays.
What perfumers do with it: Softens and fixes orientals, ambers and florals with gentle cinnamic sweetness.
Worth knowing: Long used to flavor cough syrups and lozenges, which gives it a faintly medicinal familiarity.
Also called: Balsam of Tolu; Myroxylon balsamum resinoid

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