Borova smola

AkordZELENE NOTE, BILJE I FUŽERIzemljan · drvenast · sladak
Srednje notePiramida
3/5Jačina
—Trajnost
4Poreklo
Uzorak
Borova smola kao sirovina za parfeme
Srednje note
Pinus spp. (pine resin / oleoresin)
Fantazijska/konceptualna
Definicija

Sticky, resinous, and golden. Pinesap smells like a fresh wound on a pine trunk — warm, amber-tinted resin with a sharp terpenic bite and a slow, balsamic sweetness as it hardens.

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Pinesap Orchid, Monotropa uniflora
Type
Akord
Olfactive family
Aromatični
Source
Fantasy/Concept
Chemical class
reconstructed accord
Instrumenti
Piramida
GGornje note
SSrednje note
BBazne note
3/5Jačina
Srednja
jačina mirisa
Zemlje proizvođači
Brazil Kina Indonezija Portugalija

Miris

Sharp terpenic bite over warm, sticky balsamic sweetness. More resinous than pine needle oil, less dry than aged rosin. The freshness is golden rather than green — like sunlight through amber. Less clean than pure alpha-pinene, more complex and natural-reading.

Compared to frankincense resin, pinesap is less smoky and more terpenic. Compared to balsam fir resin, it is warmer and more amber-toned.

Detaljno

Pinesap in perfumery refers to the aromatic character of fresh pine oleoresin — the sticky, golden exudate from pine bark wounds. This is different from pine needle oil (which is lighter, greener, and more terpenic) and from aged amber or rosin (which is drier and more oxidized).

Fresh pine sap is rich in alpha- and beta-pinene (30-80%), along with delta-3-carene, limonene, and various resin acids (abietic acid, pimaric acid). The immediate scent is sharp and terpenic, but as the volatile fraction evaporates, the remaining resin develops a warm, balsamic sweetness — the transition from liquid sap to hardened amber.

The perfumery note of pinesap captures this transitional quality: bright and terpenic on top, warm and balsamic below. It is used in forest, conifer, and amber-type compositions to suggest living trees rather than dried wood.

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Dobijanje i hemija

Način dobijanja

Pine oleoresin is collected by tapping living trees (scoring the bark to induce resin flow). The crude resin is then steam-distilled to separate turpentine (volatile fraction, rich in pinenes) from rosin (the non-volatile resin acids). For perfumery, both fractions may be used — turpentine for top-note brightness, rosin for base-note warmth.

Formula
Complex resin — key components: alpha-Pinene (C₁₀H₁₆), beta-Pinene (C₁₀H₁₆), Abietic acid (C₂₀H₃₀O₂)
CAS
8002-09-3 (pine oil, general)
Botanički naziv
Pinus spp. (pine resin / oleoresin)
Izgled
Pale yellow to amber liquid
Jačina mirisa
Srednji
Sinonimi
Pinesap Orchid, Monotropa uniflora
Status prema standardima IFRA
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Not subject to an IFRA Standard (51st Amendment)

Fizička svojstva
Tačka paljenja
~78°C
Relativna gustina
0.850–0.870 @ 25°C
Indeks prelamanja
1.472–1.480 @ 20°C

U parfemima

Pinesap is a heart-to-base resinous note bridging bright conifer top notes and warm amber bases. It provides a sense of living forest — trees that are actively exuding, not dried lumber. Useful in forest, conifer, and amber compositions. The note is built from combinations of alpha-pinene, balsam fir or copaiba resin, and amber-type molecules (ambroxide, ambroxan). Natural pine resin or turpentine can be used directly in small quantities.

Uloga u formuli
01modifikator
02sredstvo za podizanje
03sirovina za stapanje
04naturalizator
05graditelj volumena
06svežina
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