Benzoin Kori Loban Sambrani – Five Colours

Description

This Kori Loban is a composite resin made mostly from Sumatran Benzoin, but it is blended with Pine Resin, Gum Dammar and Fragrances to produce this Loban, or Sambrani.

Loban, or Sambrani is burned daily in many Indian households. It is used to cleanse the air, calms the nerves and induces tranquility. It is often used to prepare oneself for prayer. It is also used to dry and fragrance your hair.

Benzoin or benjamin is a balsamic resin obtained from the bark of several species of trees in the genus Styrax. It is used in perfumes, some kinds of incense, as a flavoring, and medicine.

Benzoin is sometimes called gum benzoin or gum benjamin, and in India Sambrani or loban, though loban is, via Arabic lubān, a generic term for frankincense-type incense, e.g., fragrant tree resin. Benzoin is also called storax, not to be confused with the balsam of the same name obtained from the Hamamelidaceae family.

Benzoin Sumatra is obtained from Styrax benzoin, which grows predominantly on the island of Sumatra. Unlike Siamese benzoin, Sumatran benzoin contains cinnamic acid in addition to benzoic acid.

In perfumery, benzoin is used as a fixative, slowing the dispersion of essential oils and other fragrance materials into the air. Benzoin is used in cosmetics, veterinary medicine, and scented candles. It is used as a flavoring in alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, baked goods, chewing gum, frozen dairy, gelatins, puddings, and soft candy.