Where it comes from
A sticky resin from the rockrose shrub (Cistus ladanifer), today mainly from Spain.
How perfumers use it
The core of the amber accord and essential in chypres and leathers.
Did you know? In ancient Crete, the resin was combed from the beards of goats that had grazed on rockrose.
For education only. Raw materials should be diluted for smelling and never applied neat to skin. Always follow the supplier’s safety data sheet and the current IFRA Standards.
