Description
Styrax Amber Absolute- 2.0 ml
לבנה רפואי ‘nataf’- נטף
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Common Name: Storax, Stacte, Sweet Gum of Benjamin, Amber Resin
Species Name: Liquidamber styraciflua
Part: Raw Resin
Method: Solvent Extraction (sugar cane extraction)
Color: Styrax ranges from light amber to dark brown-green in color
NOTE: Base
Styrax absolute smells very rich, vanilla sweet, resinous with a soft floral tone to it, and is very rare to find this treasure. Lovely material to work with and would function well as a beautiful fixative in natural perfumery.
Styrax and Storax is the Hebrew word ‘nataf’- נטף . Nataf /’stacte’ is a synonym of tzori (means ‘a liquid drop) – its gum is obtained by making incisions in the stems and branches and the spice Stacte is used in the holy incense: Exodus 30:34.
The Hebrew does not specify the difference between the word Storax and Styrax. Storax is a sweet-smelling aroma exudate (from a tree) and in fact, it is what the root word from Hebrew and Arabic means. The word ‘Storax’ refers to the solid raw resin only while Styrax is the scent in liquid form so this is why the Hebrew word nataf is the same for both storax and styrax. Since this is the liquid form of the aroma we are using the word Styrax.
Styrax Amber Liquidambar Essential Oil is also and commonly known as Turk Sweetgum or Benjamin Sweetgum and is a deciduous tree in the Liquidambar genus. It is a native of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Blends well with: Geranium, Lavender, Rose, Orange, & Petitgrain, Vanilla, Mandarin, Neroli essential oils.
Bible resources:
Exodus 30:34
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices — gum resin, onycha and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts.
Ecclesiasticus 24:21
“And I perfumed my dwelling as storax, and galbanum, and onyx, and aloes, and as the frankincense not cut, and my odor is as the purest balm”
Hosea 4:13 is one of several references to the styrax in the Bible. Although the shrub is referred to as “poplar” in this verse, its habitat on a mountaintop precludes both the white poplar and Euphrates poplar which are lowland trees. Styrax is a common shrub in many parts of the Middle East and is found both in the mountains as well as along rivers and streams. Considering its distribution and frequency, it is rather remarkable that it is mentioned more than a few times in the Bible.
In the early spring, styrax bears masses of creamy white, bell-shaped, and fragrant flowers. The fruits, produced at the end of the summer are fleshy, ball-like, and white. Because the shrub is so attractive, it apparently became the object of adulation as noted in the passage from Hosea. The resin of the tree has been used in the production of perfume. In ancient times as well as medicine was also derived from the tree for wound care and a fever reducer.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
