Just what is Amber Resin and where does it come from?  I asked myself that very question recently and decided to find some answers.  I came to the conclusion what we sell at Smelly Good Stuffs isn’t actual resin, but a essence resin.  It is made with refined Styrax tree resin and essential oil .  It can be burned on a charcoal disk, worn as a (unisex) natural perfume, or used anywhere as an air freshener.  We sell 4 different Amber essence resins: Golden Amber, Celestial Amber, Honey Amber, and Premium Dark Amber. (Pictures of the others are at bottom of post)  If you would like to purchase any if the resin, please contact me or stop by and shop local.  You can see the prices.  If shipping in necessary, please read our shipping policy.

I found the following information on Wikipedia

Scent of amber and amber perfumery

In ancient China it was customary to burn amber during large festivities. If amber is heated under the right conditions, oil of amber is produced, and in past times this was combined carefully with nitric acid to create “artificial musk” – a resin with a peculiar musky odor.^[43] Although when burned, amber does give off a characteristic “pinewood” fragrance, modern products, such as perfume, do not normally use actual amber. This is due to the fact that fossilized amber produces very little scent. In perfumery, scents referred to as “amber” are often created and patented^[44][45] to emulate the opulent golden warmth of the fossil.^[46] The modern name for amber is thought to come from the Arabic word, ambar, meaning ambergris.^[13] Ambergris is the waxy aromatic substance created in the intestines of sperm whales and was used in making perfumes both in ancient times as well as modern. The scent of amber was originally derived from emulating the scent of ambergris and/orlabdanum but due to the endangered status of the sperm whale the scent of amber is now largely derived from labdanum.^[47] The term “amber” is loosely used to describe a scent that is warm, musky, rich and honey-like, and also somewhat oriental and earthy. It can be synthetically created or derived from natural resins. When derived from natural resins it is most often created out of labdanum. Benzoin is usually part of the recipe. Vanilla and cloves are sometimes used to enhance the aroma.

“Amber” perfumes may be created using combinations of labdanum, benzoin resin, copal (itself a type of tree resin used in incense manufacture), vanilla, Dammara resin and/or synthetic materials.^[43]