SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0101
Pine Resin
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Character EDITORIAL
Pine resin opens with a sharp, sticky brightness that feels almost cooling at the front of the nose.
Words: resinous, green, woody, sharp. Families: Fresh and clean, Wood, earth and stone.
Met in: Forest.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Pinenes in the volatile part of pine resin (CLM-PINERESIN-001). Nalin Seixas, Sónia A. O. Santos & Armando J. D. Silvestre, Rapid GC-MS Characterization of Oleoresin, Turpentine and Rosin Using Tailored Chromatographic Programs, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2026.
Molecules named in these claims: α-pinene, β-pinene. A molecule listed here is named in a VERIFIED claim about this smell. It is not presented as the cause of the smell; each claim says what its source supports.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). Pine Resin (revision 3, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:pine-resin. https://smellbook.com/smells/pine-resin
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