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Liquidambar orientalis trees with orange leaves — Illustration only: the photo shows Storax, not this product or its packaging. Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0

Traditional / raw material Entry 2 of 67

Anatolian Storax

Balsam from the oriental sweetgum, a tree with a very limited natural range around southwestern Türkiye.

Origin: Türkiye
Tradition: Mediterranean & Europe
Form: Resin
Smoke: Medium smoke

Scent profile

Balsamic
Sweet
Spicy

Editorial estimate, not a lab analysis or community vote. Your experience may differ.

Key materials

StoraxBalsamic

Typical materials for this style. Makers rarely publish full recipes.

Sources

Main claims checked against the sources below on 3 November 2026.

Wikipedia: Liquidambar orientalis

See also

Mediterranean & Europe8 incense

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Photo credits (8)

Photos were resized, converted to WebP and may be cropped for display. Each keeps its original license.

Liquidambar orientalis, the source of Anatolian storax, in Turkey. Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Botafumeiro, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Spain. Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga Commons)(Lmbuga Galipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
Kemenyan, or benzoin resin (Styrax benzoin). Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sumatra benzoin from the Styrax benzoin tree. Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cistus ladanifer, the Mediterranean shrub that yields labdanum. Haggeswood, CC BY 4.0
Papier d'Arménie booklets. Diegomrtgz, CC BY-SA 4.0
A piece of kinam agarwood. An example of the material, not a Dupalo product photo. Sinedi Matt, CC BY 4.0
Dried cloves. Jorge Barrios, Public domain