Note · Musks and ambers
Ambergris
Ambergris forms in the gut of the sperm whale, then floats for years on the ocean before washing ashore. Its tincture smells of the sea, wood, tobacco and skin. Extremely rare, it is most often evoked by molecules such as ambroxan.
What it brings
Radiance, a warm-skin effect and a trail that carries the whole fragrance.
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Material profile
- Family
- Musks and ambers
- Nature
- Natural material
- Origin
- A concretion expelled by the sperm whale and aged at sea; often replaced today by molecules.
- How it is obtained
- Alcohol tinctureLaboratory synthesis
- On Volute
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