Opoponax

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Opoponax (sweet myrrh) is a balsamic resin that smells warmly honeyed and ambered, with resinous incense smoke, soft leather, earthy spice, and a faint animalic undertone, touched by caramel, toffee, and tobacco—evoking church incense and sun‑warmed desert resins. Used as a tenacious base note and fixative, it anchors amber, oriental, incense, and chypre compositions, smoothing edges and adding depth; it pairs seamlessly with labdanum, benzoin, vanilla, tonka, woods, spices, and opulent florals like rose and jasmine.

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