How does labdanum smell like?

Labdanum is the main ingredient used when making the scent of amber in perfumery. Labdanum’s odour is variously described as amber, animalic, sweet, fruity, woody, ambergris, dry musk, or leathery.

What blends well with labdanum?

Blends Well With: Bergamot and other Citrus oils, Boronia, Carrot Seed, Cedarwood (Atlas), Chamomile (Roman), Cinnamon and other spice oils, Clary Sage, Cypress, Elemi, Frankincense, Geranium, Grapefruit, Helichrysum, Jasmine, Juniper Berry, Lavandin, Lavender, Lemon, Liquidambar (Styrax), Mimosa, Myrrh, Oakmoss.

What is Labdanum essential oil good for?

Labdanum is used for bronchitis, diarrhea, water retention (edema), hernia, tumors, leprosy, and hardening of the spleen. It is also used for loosening chest congestion, emptying the bowels, and as a stimulant. Some people apply labdanum to the skin as a drying agent and to stop bleeding from minor cuts.

How do you use labdanum Resinoid?

Weigh your lump of Labdanum, place it in the jar and add an oil of your choice at 3-10 times its weight. A 1-10 ratio will give you a fragrant but less potent oil and a 1-3 a stronger smelling product. You can always start with 1-3 and add oil till you have the strength of fragrance that suits you.

Is labdanum a top note?

Labdanum, the gift of the sunny Meditteranean and rockrose (a plant actually more related to mallows than roses). In perfumes it is a base note, depending on the aromatic neighbours it can behave in a sweet and soft, very cosy way, or can smell of horse saddles, camp fires and adventure.

Is labdanum the same as Rock Rose?

Rock rose (Cistus ladanifer L.) refers to the plant itself (and its essential oil and various extracts) whereas labdanum (Cistus ladanifer L.) is the absolute, extracted (and distilled) from the natural, sticky oleoresin produced by the plant.

Is labdanum a middle note?

What note is labdanum essential oil?

Aromatic Summary / Note / Strength of Aroma: A middle note with a strong aroma, Labdanum Essential Oil has a warm sweet, musky, amber scent. Blends With: Frankincense, Myrrh, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Pine, Clary Sage, Cypress and Vetiver.

Is Cistus and labdanum the same?

Is Labdanum essential oil good for skin?

Uses of Labdanum Oil This oil is used for mature skin and wrinkles, wounds, boils, inflamed or irritated skin. This oil relieves pain of rheumatoid arthritis.

Is labdanum a fixative?

In perfumery we use the resin which, once extracted, produces a resinous, woody and animal smell. The labdanum is also used as a fixative.