reported from India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra, and Malaysia. Thus, this species historically would have needed to be imported from outside Israel. In the nineteenth century, styrene was isolated by distillation of storax balsam. In North Africa, for mystical purposes, women burn benzoin and storax in potsherds. Safety Storax resin is "generally regarded as safe" (GRAS), but at low levels, for example, circa 15 ppm in candy and 25 ppm in baked goods. References Resins Essential oils Liquidambar Incense material Perfume ingredients