Mastiha based perfume

[Ymsldn]

One of my favourite scents in the whole world is mastiha, a resin from the Pistacia lentiscus plant that grows in the Chios island in Greece. Has anyone used it in a perfume?

What I have tried so far is to make a 50% resin/ethanol dilution, leave it for a week and then filter and keep the liquid at the top. But my problem is its too weak to build a perfume around it, it lasts about only about an hour and I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.

Has anyone tried a different way? Or is there any synthetic that has the mastiha scent?

 

[pkiler]

Have you tried the Mastic Essential oil?
You can use the mastic tincture that you make yourself to help lengthen the essential oil. But your tincture gets a little sticky, too, sometimes.
Have you looked up a GCMS of Mastic to try to answer your questions and investigate other portions of the molecular makeup of Mastic to help you extend the scent profile?

 

[Ymsldn]

Have you tried the Mastic Essential oil?
You can use the mastic tincture that you make yourself to help lengthen the essential oil. But your tincture gets a little sticky, too, sometimes.
Have you looked up a GCMS of Mastic to try to answer your questions and investigate other portions of the molecular makeup of Mastic to help you extend the scent profile?

Thanks pkiler, I did try the essential oil but that's actually made from the leaves not the resin and the scent had a totally different profile.

"Have you looked up a GCMS of Mastic" I am doing that now thanks for the suggestion!

 

[steventeddy]

Thanks pkiler, I did try the essential oil but that's actually made from the leaves not the resin and the scent had a totally different profile.

Apothecary's Garden sells the essential oil of the pistacia lentiscus resin. Will cost a pretty penny though.

 

[Ymsldn]

Apothecary's Garden sells the essential oil of the pistacia lentiscus resin. Will cost a pretty penny though.

Thanks steveteddy, just ordered it, really hope it does the job!

 

[Ymsldn]

I read that the main odour compounds are α-Pinene and β-myrcene. Is it their isolates that I need?

 

[Solua Botanica]

I've made mastic tincture and have not really found a use for it.
As Paul mentions, it can get really sticky and cause problems with the atomizers and the feel on the skin.
I had a medium tincture at 25% and I couldn't use too much because it would harden on the atomizers.
I did not feel it's impact at low dosages so I put it at the back of the shelf, and I use the resin tears as chewing gum and incense instead.
I also enjoyed it mixed in eau-de-vie type alcohol, a common drink in Greece. It is great and some medicinal benefit can be felt.
But as a perfume ingredient, still haven't had success with it.

I read that the main odour compounds are α-Pinene and β-myrcene

Very common in a lot of oils

 

[pkiler]

I read that the main odour compounds are α-Pinene and β-myrcene. Is it their isolates that I need?

You can certainly try those, but that won't make it last longer, though. those will just make those molecules louder.

 

[perfumer86]

check out Apothecarysgarden.com, they have the mastic resinoid.

 

[Ymsldn]

So i received the mastic resin absolute but unfortunately again it's too weak to build a perfume around it (or even use it at all as it would drag down the rest of the perume) so the mastiha/lentisque idea is dead in the water.

I have run out of ideas for a powerful masculine heart note, any suggestions?

 

[Medfay2000]

Liberty Natural Products, has Mastic Morocco, it's very strong, a little bit dirty, not as clean as Chios tears, maybe because it's EO and concentrate.
I didn't try it yet in perfume, any way it's Cheap.

 

[perfumer86]

So i received the mastic resin absolute but unfortunately again it's too weak to build a perfume around it (or even use it at all as it would drag down the rest of the perume) so the mastiha/lentisque idea is dead in the water.

I have run out of ideas for a powerful masculine heart note, any suggestions?

where did you bought your resin absolute?