Note · Musks and ambers
Ambroxan
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Ambroxan is the trade name of a molecule that recreates one facet of ambergris, now rare and precious. Its scent is woody, mineral and faintly salty, with the warmth of sunlit skin.
What it brings
A luminous, diffusive trail, a sense of warm cleanliness, and remarkable lasting power.
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Material profile
- Family
- Musks and ambers
- Nature
- Synthetic molecule
- Manufacturer
- Kao (official source) (new tab)
- Origin
- A molecule made by semi-synthesis, from the sclareol of clary sage.
- How it is obtained
- Laboratory synthesis
- On Volute
- 29 fragrances