Snowdrift Farm offers two exquisite amber resins for use in perfumery. Our amber resins may also be burned on high quality charcoals. (1) Both of these resins are imported from India and are made according to closely guarded, long-held family recipes and techniques.
Both resins contain a significant amount of benzoin and vanillin crystals, which give the resin its characteristically sweet aroma. The resins may also contain essential oils and beeswax. They are misicble in Perfumer's or Formulator's alcohols. They melt down slowly in gently warmed base oils such as jojoba or sweet almond. The resulting oil may be used as is or in lotions, etc. You may also rub the resin, neat, over your pulse points. Your body heat will release the amber scent.
Krshna Amber resin |
Our Krshna Amber is solid at room temperature. Rich and golden-looking, this amber contains a large amount of benzoin crystals which make it look like mica. The scent is light and sweet. The kaleidoscope of scents present in each whiff make it next to impossible to tell exactly what else is in there. The scent is hypnotic. I believe I detect a very light touch of patchouli, tree resins and perhaps a touch of rose. |
Our Ganesh amber resin is a ruddy-brown color. It is also a solid at room temperature, but is more waxy to the touch than the Krshna. Its scent is more musky than floral, though there is a significant benzoin content. If I had to make one distinction between the two ambers, I would class the Krshna as a more feminine base and the Ganesh as more masculine. |
 Ganesh Amber resin |
Dilute the amber resin in Perfumer's alcohol. Use the resulting solution in perfumes. You may also use the solution as a base note or part of your base note, if you are building a scent blend. Amber is the base note found in many Oriental and Floriental type perfumes.
Krshna Amber |
5 grams 7.50
10 grams 13.95
25 grams 35.00
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Ganesh Amber |
5 grams 7.50
10 grams 13.95
25 grams 35.00
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