Botanical Name: Pistacia lentiscus
Country of Origin: France
Country of Origin: France
Cultivation: Organic
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Odor Grade: Excellent odor profile. Suitable for fine perfumery
Plant Part: Leaves
Perfume Note: Middle/Top Note
Perfume Note: Middle/Top Note
Aroma Family: Herbal, Green
Odor Profile: Green, herbaceous, terpenic, slightly camphoraceous with balsamic, woody undertones
Odor Profile: Green, herbaceous, terpenic, slightly camphoraceous with balsamic, woody undertones
Mastic or Lentisque essential oil is a bright, heady, terpene-like herbal aroma with warm, spicy woody & balsamic undertones. It can have a sharp camphor-like aroma when newly distilled that relaxes & rounds out over time. This tree is in the pistachio family and related to the sumac and is indigenous to the Mediterranean. Mastic essential oil is rich in monoterpenes like alpha & beta pinenes. Suitable for perfumery & aromatherapy.
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