A balsamic sweet note with a pronounced smoky, phenolic and tarry character and a leathery cinnamic depth. A base note and fixative, it adds dark smoky warmth to leather, amber and oriental accords.
Applies to Styrax distillates and extracts (oils, resinoids, absolutes) from Liquidambar styraciflua var. macrophylla and L. orientalis. Pyrogenic (dry-distilled) Styrax oil must be rectified under Good Manufacturing Practice; the PAH benzo[a]pyrene and 1,2-benzanthracene must not exceed 1 ppb in total in the finished product, counted together with rectified Cade oil, rectified Birch tar oil and Opoponax. Crude Styrax gum (storax) is prohibited.
Restricted components
Component
Share
Cinnamaldehyde
0.389 %
Cinnamic alcohol
0.38 %
Benzyl Cinnamate
0.335 %
Benzyl Alcohol
0.28 %
Benzaldehyde
0.183 %
D-Limonene
0.0875 %
Coumarin
0.05 %
Linalool
0.012 %
Estragole
0.01 %
Methyl Eugenol
0.002 %
Isophorone
0.001 %
IFRA regulated substances declared for this material. For naturals — which are
mixtures of many molecules — the interactive index derives the effective maximum concentration
per category from them. On single molecules these shares are purity traces from the supplier
specification; they are far too small to limit use and are therefore not counted.
EU allergen declaration
Substance
Share
Beta-Carophyllene
0.429 %
Cinnamal
0.389 %
Cinnamyl alcohol
0.38 %
Benzyl cinnamate
0.335 %
Benzyl alcohol
0.28 %
Benzaldehyde
0.183 %
Limonene
0.0875 %
Coumarin
0.05 %
Pinene
0.021 %
Linalool
0.012 %
alpha-Terpinene
0.012 %
Terpinolene
0.01 %
trans-Anethole [(E)-Anethole]
0.009 %
Substances that must be named in the ingredient list under Annex III of
Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1545. Where a range was given,
the upper bound is shown.
All figures on this page are guide values collected from public
reference works and supplier declarations. They differ between batches, origins and qualities.
The data sheet of your own supplier is always the authoritative document for the material you
actually use.