0202 - Benzoin from Sumatra - BIO - 5 ml - Styrax benzoe.

Benzoin from Sumatra - Styrax benzoe

Native to India and Laos, benzoin is a resin obtained from the bark of a tree. It is also called "benzoin balm" or "monk's balm". It has been renowned since Antiquity for its disinfectant properties. Balsamic odor.

Properties: Anti-catarrhal, expectorant, pulmonary antiseptic, healing.

Benzoin has broad-spectrum healing properties: antiseptic, it treats bronchitis, coughs, flu. It also relieves asthma symptoms and stimulates sputum. Benzoin is an effective healing agent. It protects the skin by treating chapped skin, dermatosis, wounds, psoriasis. It reduces wrinkles and rosacea.

Partly thanks to its scent, benzoin has an energizing effect on morale, it helps to be positive and promotes emotional balance. At the nervous level, it relieves tension, headaches due to nervous exhaustion. Its relaxing effect also concerns joint pain (rheumatism, arthritis, gout). also used in perfumery for its vanilla scent, and as a fixer in certain compositions.