Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Benzoin is a resin from Styrax trees of Southeast Asia with a sweet vanilla scent. It is used in perfumery, as a fixative in incense and potpourri, and in traditional preparations such as tincture of benzoin.

Uses in the Work

Use it as a fixative and purifier in incense blends. A pinch makes other resins burn longer and fixes the intention. Burn it alone to clear the mind before study, divination and magical writing, and add it to blends for Mercury and Venus. In oils and powders it helps set the charge.

Pairs Well With

Frankincense Tears – 1 oz; Copal Resin – 1 oz; Three Kings Charcoal – 10 Tablets

Lore

Benzoin was traded from Sumatra and Siam to medieval Europe as “gum benjamin”. The Arabic name luban jawi meant “frankincense of Java”. It is one of the base ingredients of the Friar’s Balsam once used by apothecaries, and it fixes scent in many old incense recipes.

What You Receive

Known for its vanilla-like aroma, Benzoin is a granular incense can be used with your charcoal burner to improve the atmosphere of your home or add to your ritual magick.