What Is Liquidambar Orientalis Balsam Extract?
Liquidambar Orientalis Balsam Extract (INCI: LIQUIDAMBAR ORIENTALIS BALSAM EXTRACT) is a cosmetic ingredient listed in the EU CosIng inventory. Storax; Styrax; Levant Oil; Asiatic Oil. Liquidambar Orientalis Balsam Extract is an extract of the exudate obtained from the trunk of Styrax, Liquidambar orientalis, Hamamelidaceae. It consists primarily of cinnamic and benzoic acids and their esters. Its main constituents are alpha- and beta-storesin and its cinnamic ester (33-50%), styracin (5-10%), ethyl- and phenylpropylcinnamate (10%), benzyl cinnamate, free cinnamic acid (5-15%), a levorotatory oil (0.4%) and traces of vanillin.
Its declared cosmetic function is perfuming.
Source: European Commission CosIng inventory.
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