Xios Mastic Resinoid

Xios Mastic ResinoidOur Xios Greek mastic resinoid is a very important tool for perfumers. A lot of people do not know, but mastic is one of those ingredients, like costus root, which was used extensively in vintage French perfumery, albeit hardly ever mentioned in the notes. Its capability as a resin is immense in creating a very strong fixative effect. Unlike the essential oil of mastic or mastic leaf which is a very high impact terpenic oil, the resinoid is a base

you can enjoy all the macerations and tinctures that you ever dreamed of)

I have smelt a lot of tinctures of hyraceum which were extremely weak and this is the diametric opposite of that

it is double the standard w/v ( weight to volume) ratio of any tinctures heard of in the classical perfumery schools where 3% is considered generous with ambergris

aromatherapy

Crafted in small batches from rare naturals and innovative accords

it did not have this quality of Iris in it

and we process a lot of Taif Roses both with Siberian and Sultan Qaboos Kashmiri musks

Our Ethiopian Frankincense Papyfera sourced directly from Ethiopia and tinctured at 50% w/v in pure ethanol absolute is an amazing ancient resin and is in our honest opinion

longevity and very low impact

The smell is a bit different with the Siberian much softer and spicier than the Kashmiri Sultan Qaboos musk which is more chocolatey

A Little word on Kyphi incense sprays

This maceration was processed on 20th April 2023