8 reviews for Balsam Tolu Absolute
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17th April at 2.15pm: Quick update to say all orders placed on the 9th have been collected just now by DHL. Orders placed on the 10th and 11th will all leave by the 19th. I will type again on Friday regarding orders placed from the 12th onwards. Other news, by Friday I am releasing a few more very big ticket rarities including our Italian Oakwood Absolute and a super grail rose otto. Thank you, Adam : )
15th April at 5.30pm: Today I am running behind but I am happy to say that along with all E.U countries, we now can supply to the USA again. USA switched on just now and the Mysore Sandalwood 4 year aged E.O offer is extended for a week for USA clients to enjoy too. By Wednesday 17th all orders from the 9th April will be dispatched with DHL. Although we are rather full-on with orders at the moment, the lead time will improve significantly very shortly. Reason being since reopening the focus has been solely on building stocks up and we have staff coming on as well now (at last!). I will write again on Wednesday regarding lead times. This week my tasks are to get on top of the SDS we are owed by the company we have employed to handle this. And other than this I am adamant I will update the bulk wholesale list with more aromatics. Finally for now - the following 11 aromatics have recently been added to the site - French Rose Geranium E.O, Sandalwood Mysore E.O 4 Year Aged, Tuscan Olive Leaf Absolute, Mitti Attar (Petrichor), Persian Queen of Roses (Otto), Tomato Leaf Absolute, Oud Assami Skank E.O V.1, South Indian 10 Year Aged Vetiver E.O, Bengali Nagarmotha E.O, VIolet Leaf Concrete, Italian Helichrysum Absolute S.G. Thank you, Adam : )
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€18.95 – €244.00
Adam Michael has this to say “Balsam tolu absolute is mainly used as a fixative for perfumers and the aroma is reminiscent of benzoin and peru balsam, largely because the chemistry is not overly different. Balsam tolu absolute contains benzyl-benzoate, benzyl-cinnamate and benzoic acid amongst other constituents. I would advise perfumers to dilute this material in ethanol at upto 50% to make it easier to use.”
Arctander has this to say “This material gives excellent effects in hyacinth, tuberose, gardenia, honeysuckle, stephanotis and other sweet floral fragrances…it is, in general, an interesting item for use in all types of fantasy perfumes, ‘tabac’, ‘leather’, aldehydic perfume, etc.”
Botanical Name: Myroxylon balsamum
Origin: France
Wholesale weights (all prices excluding vat): 250G = 200 Euros.
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Thomas (verified owner) –
Very rich and sophisticated, more intriguing than its cousin benzoin, it makes a great ambery basenote. I diluted mine at 10% in alcohol for an easier use.
gergely.e.nagy (verified owner) –
Tolu balsam is a wonderful fixative that doesn’t overpower your composition like benzoin would – comforting smoothness with a hint of bitterness and subtle cinnamon-spice.
vivienne.ca (verified owner) –
Tolu Balsam, what a great guest at a party! Deep and interesting without stealing the show! The depth and softness has me wanting to reach for this absolute often when blending and so, having to resist. However, I would suggest that the proverbial futility of resistance is most relevant in this case as Tolu is a wonderful base on which to build astonishing woodies, strong florals and herbies.
benparkes21 (verified owner) –
Move over benzoin, tolu is in town! Whilst we should never dismiss the ubiquitous ambery brilliance of benzoin, there’s something about it’s sister Tolu that feels cleaner, suaver and sexier. It also possesses the powdery qualities of Balsam of Peru, but without any smoke. Don’t let the soft touch fool you though, it has next level fixative properties, so much so that if not dosed carefully will dampen down everything else in the composition, more so than benzoin I’d say.
Sarah J (verified owner) –
This is really growing on me, much more interesting than I was expecting. It has gorgeous depth, reminds me of the night time breeze of honeysuckle through my bedroom window, vanilla, caramels, gorgeous mixed spices, fruitcakes, candied peel, taste if fresh cinnamon bark. I’m kind of mesmerized by it as it changes between all its characteristics!
MARIE M (verified owner) –
MAGNIFICENT A healing, soothing resin, it comforts, reassures, protects.
Alexandre D (verified owner) –
This is lovely material. It has a woody dimension but is also light and sweet. I have actually added this to all my compositions and it seems to me that it settles the perfume in a subtle manner without really revealing its own scent until an hour after the composition has been applied to my skin. Great stuff.
Nicholas M (verified owner) –
I like this better than benzoin, mostly because of the floral cinnamon warmth it gives off. Well-suited to florals and spices that need a certain lift without going too sweet or smokey.