Perfume Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Animal sources=== [[File:Primary Form of Musk.jpg|thumb|A [[musk]] pod. Extensive hunting of male [[musk deer]] for their pods in recent history has resulted in the detriment of the species.]] [[File:Ambergris.jpg|thumb|[[Ambergris]]]] *'''[[Ambergris]]''': Lumps of [[oxidize]]d fatty compounds, whose precursors were secreted and expelled by the [[sperm whale]]. Ambergris should not be confused with [[amber|yellow amber]], which is used in jewelry. Because the harvesting of ambergris involves no harm to its animal source, it remains one of the few animalic fragrancing agents around which little controversy now exists. *'''[[Castoreum]]''': Obtained from the odorous sacs of the North American beaver. *'''[[Civet (perfumery)|Civet]]''': Also called civet musk, this is obtained from the odorous sacs of the civets, animals in the family ''Viverridae'', related to the [[mongoose]]. [[World Animal Protection]] investigated African civets caught for this purpose.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profumo.it/internet-documents/zibetto/suffering.htm|title=Civet suffering|website=Profumo.it|date=5 August 2014|access-date=19 February 2018|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015051904/http://profumo.it/internet-documents/zibetto/suffering.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''[[Hyraceum]]''': Commonly known as "Africa stone", is the petrified excrement of the [[rock hyrax]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Olsen |first=Andreas |author2=Linda C. Prinsloo |author3=Louis Scott |author4=Anna K. Jägera |date=November–December 2008 |title=Hyraceum, the fossilized metabolic product of rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis), shows GABA-benzodiazepine receptor affinity |journal=South African Journal of Science |volume=103 |url=http://www.up.ac.za/dspace/bitstream/2263/5788/1/Olsen_Hyraceum(2007).pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606173008/http://www.up.ac.za/dspace/bitstream/2263/5788/1/Olsen_Hyraceum%282007%29.pdf |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *'''[[Honeycomb]]''': From the honeycomb of the [[honeybee]]. Both beeswax and honey can be solvent extracted to produce an absolute. Beeswax is extracted with ethanol and the ethanol evaporated to produce beeswax absolute. *'''[[Musk]]''': Originally derived from a gland (sac or pod) located between the genitals and the umbilicus of the Himalayan male [[musk deer]] Moschus moschiferus, it has now mainly been replaced by the use of [[synthetic musk]]s sometimes known as "white musk". Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page