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Amber — The Warm Resin of the Mediterranean
Labdanum from Crete, Ambergris globally
'Amber' in perfumery is not the fossilized resin of the stone, but an accord — a combination of labdanum (resin from the rockrose plant, primarily from Crete), benzoin (resin from the Styrax tree), va.
Best for — labdanum from Crete + benzoin + vanilla — warm, resinous, enveloping. The foundation of oriental perfumery.
Labdanum sourced primarily from Crete, Greece.
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