Fragrance note · Resins and balsams
Copal
Warm, piney tree sap with a sweet smoky, lemony-resin smell.
You may know it from Copal incense burned in Mexican ceremonies
Where it comes from
Natural
Aromatic resin tapped from several tropical trees, especially Burseraceae species.
Worth knowing
Despite its amber-like appearance, copal is tree resin, not amber.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Copal in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Copal most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Copal
Fragrances that list it in their notes, most-rated first.
Houses that use it most
Ranked by how many of their well-known fragrances list Copal.