Benzoin is a fixative that extends the fragrance in your bath products, soap or potpourri. Currently, Juniper Tree in Berkeley carries Benzoin in an one ounce bottle for $10.50. On the bottle it states is 100% steam distilled essential oil. According to Juniper Tree, it is a preservative so it will not go bad like essential oils will. But, it does have a slight vanilla aroma which will not detract from your original scent since vanilla goes just about with anything.
When adding benzoin to your melt and pour soup, Juniper Tree recommends 2 to 5 drops. That is probably a good guideline when making individual batches of soap, bath salts, body scrubs. etc. I am planning to do some experimenting to let you know about adding this preservative to other bath products.
According to E. Joy Bowles, author of The A to Z of essentials oils...what they are, where they come from...how they work, says that Benzoin is used as a fixative in perfurmery and is a preservative in cosemetics because the coniferyl esters have high boiling points and are antifungal and antibacterial. There are two different types of Benzoin. There is the Siam version and the Sumatra version. The Siam version is described as a balsamic or vanilla like, where as the Sumatra is still balsamic in fragrance, it is more harsh and more bitter in its aroma.
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