Fragrance note
Elemi resin
Bright lemony incense with peppery, pine-like resin and a soft balsamic warmth.
You may know it from Frankincense incense
Where it comes from
Natural
Steam-distilled or tapped from the resin of elemi trees, mainly in the Philippines.
Worth knowing
Despite its citrusy smell, it comes from tree resin, not citrus fruit.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Elemi resin in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Elemi resin most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Elemi resin
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 Elemi resin.