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INCI name

Styrax tonkinensis Pierre

Ingredient Properties

Natural

Benefit 1

Earthy scent

Benefit 2

Spicy

Benefit 3

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With a sweet and earthy aroma, benzoin has been enjoyed in incense and perfumes for centuries across the world.

Lush purchases this ingredient from a supplier in Laos. They work with 80 farmers who collect resin from Styrax tonkinensis trees, using traditional methods and focusing on quality.&nbsp;

What are the benefits for people and the planet?

The trees are grown and harvested sustainably, and the forest is managed according to agroforestry principles. Farmers receive fair payments and labour security and safety.

Benzoin is a natural resin that can be collected from two types of styrax trees: Styrax benzoin, native to Sumatra, and Styrax tonkinensis, which grows in Southeast Asia.

Although often referred to as gums, resins are slightly different, as they contain many more essential oils and are not soluble in water. When they're injured, it flows off tree trunks and hardens with air exposure, like a bandage protecting the tree from disease. Once collected, the hard resin can be ground into a powder or refined with solvents to make a scented extract called a resinoid.

Styrax Tonkinensis Resin Extract (benzoová pryskyřice)

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