Name
Birch Tar
Latin name
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Category
Resins and balsams
Information
The use of birch tar dates back hundreds of years and the variety of uses in that time is enormous: from fixing arrowheads to medicine, cosmetics, perfumery (to give leather and smoky notes) to tanning leather to make it waterproof and give it its distinctive scent. Birch tar has an amazing ability that other waterproofing agents do not have: It repels water completely repel water yet let the leather to breathe (allowing moisture to move from the inside out). This is especially important for gloves and shoes.
Scent profile: leathery, smoky, slightly green, woody
