Re: INCI Name for Amber Resin

[Guest guest]

Maurice,

It's used as a base note for fragrance. It's an (expensive) gummy resin.

It is diluted in a carrier oil, like fractionated coconut oil, and then

added to soap or lotion, or a pinch of it can be added to warmed soap oils,

or butters. I used it straight at .2% in unrefined shea butter to deepen

the natural nutty aroma.

Jen

Re: INCI Name for Amber Resin

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> >Is it Pinus succinifera?

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> I'd use Pinus succinifera resin

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> What are the benefits? Are grinding it up?

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> Maurice

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> Maurice O. Hevey

> Convergent Cosmetics, Inc.

> http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com

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[Guest guest]

>It's used as a base note for fragrance.ÿ It's an (expensive) gummy resin.

>It is diluted in a carrier oil, like fractionated coconut oil, and then

>added to soap or lotion, or a pinch of it can be added to warmed soap oils,

>or butters.ÿ I used itÿ straight atÿ .2% in unrefined shea butter to deepen

>the natural nutty aroma

Are you absolutely sure?

Pinus succinifera does not appear in the 9th Edtion of the CTFA

dictionary nor does it appear in the EU inventory of cosmetic raw

materials. The Pinus succinifera resin that I've seen is like the

stuff from Jurrasic Park.

http://www.brost.se/eng/education/facts.html

Maurice

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Maurice O. Hevey

Convergent Cosmetics, Inc.

http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com

[Guest guest]

>>It's used as a base note for fragrance.ÿ It's an (expensive) gummy resin.

>>It is diluted in a carrier oil, like fractionated coconut oil, and then

>>added to soap or lotion, or a pinch of it can be added to warmed soap

>oils,

>>or butters.ÿ I used itÿ straight atÿ .2% in unrefined shea butter to

>deepen

>>the natural nutty aroma

>

>Are you absolutely sure?

>

>Pinus succinifera does not appear in the 9th Edtion of the CTFA

>dictionary nor does it appear in the EU inventory of cosmetic raw

>materials. The Pinus succinifera resin that I've seen is like the

>stuff from Jurrasic Park.

>

>http://www.brost.se/eng/education/facts.html

just to clarify -

the amber resin used in fragrances is NOT the amber resin you get from pine

trees. it's a bit of a misnomer. the use of the word 'amber' in perfumery

refers to the scent of ambergris, which is sperm whale vomit references at

http://www.histoiresdeparfums.com/magazine/glossary.xml

there are two kinds of amber resin -

one is from an actual tree in India called the copal tree (copal resin looks a

lot like pine amber and is occasionally used in jewelry), but that has a kind of

sweet smell; it doesn't have as much of the warm incense undertone to it.

therefore i don't think that's the one referred to above.

the other kind of amber resin is a precisely mixed combination of many tree

resins and wood extracts, and as such i don't think it has an INCI name.

~risa

[Guest guest]

I purchased the Amber Resin quite some time ago from Rainbow Meadows

(www.rainbowmeadows.com) who deal in essential oils. At the time I

purchased it, they recommended diluting 1 ounce of resin in 5 parts of a

carrier oil to use it. I just went out to their website and this is all they

say about it now:

" Sorry, we don't know the botanical information for this one, although it is

plant based and originates in Syria. This resin has a deep, musky scent with

a sweet undertone. In muslim countries, men rub amber resin through their

hair and beards as part of a purification ritual before entering a mosque.

We use it as a personal perfume by rubbing a very small amount through our

wet hair after a shower. An incredibly sensual aroma! "

This is from: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/amber.php

Amber Resin and Oil

You are not alone when it comes to the age-old question from most fragrance

lovers.. just what is amber and where does it come from? We have been asked

this question more times then can be counted and we felt it would be useful

to clear the air and open the door to the mysterious fragrance we know as

amber. Amber is a crystallized mixture of aromatic resins native to India.

It is not harvested with that sensual aroma all on its own, but rather it

undergoes a slight manufacturing process. The amber comes from the amber

resin tree (Liquidamber orientalis) and is usually mixed in a base of

beeswax and combined with Styrax benzoin (Benzoin Gum). This produces the

almost " sticky " effect and produces an easily applied resin. True amber

resins should not contain artificial ingredients, petroleum by-products, or

have any mineral base. Studies have shown that it has a psychoactive effect

shown through biofeedback as a relaxant for brain waves, (alpha, beta, and

theta). It has also been shown to " enhance " heart energy and increase

sensual pleasure.O' La La.

The above certainly sounds like the material I have in hand from Rainbow

Meadow. Since I'm only using it for fragrance (at 0.2%), can I not simply

say " fragrance " in my cosmetic declaration? BTW, I've never really used it

in a product before, I just take the bag out from time to time and sniff it.

<BG> To me, it's an absolutely wonderful, warm, sensual scent.

Jen

Re: INCI Name for Amber Resin

>It's used as a base note for fragrance.ÿ It's an (expensive) gummy resin.

>It is diluted in a carrier oil, like fractionated coconut oil, and then

>added to soap or lotion, or a pinch of it can be added to warmed soap oils,

>or butters.ÿ I used itÿ straight atÿ .2% in unrefined shea butter to deepen

>the natural nutty aroma

Are you absolutely sure?

Pinus succinifera does not appear in the 9th Edtion of the CTFA

dictionary nor does it appear in the EU inventory of cosmetic raw

materials. The Pinus succinifera resin that I've seen is like the

stuff from Jurrasic Park.

http://www.brost.se/eng/education/facts.html

Maurice

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Maurice O. Hevey

Convergent Cosmetics, Inc.

http://www.ConvergentCosmetics.com