Opoponax is a natural raw material ambery (oriental) perfume note.
What does Opoponax smell like?+
Balsamic, warm, amber, resinous.
How is Opoponax obtained?+
Opoponax is obtained by steam distillation, using the gum.
Is Opoponax a top, heart, or base note?+
Opoponax is most often used as a base note. Across 750 fragrances on Noteboxd it is listed as a top note in 25, a heart note in 158, and a base note in 567.
What are the most popular fragrances with Opoponax?
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Popular fragrances featuring Opoponax include Golden Tee Golf Men by Matea Nesek, Polo Red by Ralph Lauren, Vermilion Wood by Mona Di Orio, Bois Nomades by Chopard, ranked by community score on Noteboxd.
How many fragrances contain Opoponax?+
Opoponax is featured in 1,177 fragrances on Noteboxd.
Silky smooth and velvety soft, opoponax is a divine fixative—seamlessly blending notes and lengthening their effect. Adding a weighty warmth to the base of fragrances, opoponax permeates with an undeniable complexity of balsamic softness.
Opoponax—sometimes written as “opopanax”—is a warm, balsamic gum resin native to the Horn of Africa. It is a close relation to frankincense and myrrh: embodying similar qualities, but with its own distinct profile. Opoponax derives from the bark of a tree belonging to the Barseraceae family and the genus Commiphora, which grows in the dry, rugged climates of Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea.