Resin

Resin in perfumery refers to the dried sap exudates of trees and shrubs: benzoin, labdanum, frankincense, opoponax, myrrh, and styrax all qualify, and most compositions blend several. Resins are heavy molecular structures, which is why they anchor a perfume in the base and project for hours after lighter notes evaporate. They carry warm, slightly balsamic, occasionally smoky qualities that bridge between sweet and woody territories. Borntostandout Drunk Saffron and Borntostandout Not Vanilla use resin compounds as base-note backbones.