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Posts: 677 · Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:25 pm

When some trees are injured, they produce a thick, sometimes solid, sticky substance called a resin. Benzoin (Styrax benzoin) is an example of a resin. In production, the trees will be cut in many spots to encourage the tree to produce its resin.

Natural resins provide therapeutic benefit, but are hard to work with in aromatherapy because they are extremely thick and sticky. You will find liquid resins that have been extracted by solvent or alcohol extraction.

Posts: 9 · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:22 am

Resin is in a hard form. It almost looks like a rock. For example I use dragons blood resin and it looks like an unpolished ruby. It is alot stronger smelling then incense or oils. You can break off a small piece and burn it in a resin burner.

Posts: 7 · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:33 am

um...resins need not necessarily be in solid form tho....then again people seemingly NEVER use the word "oleoresin" so differentiation is difficult at best....

Liquid styrax is an (oleo)resin for example...