[AbdesSalaam Attar, Perfumer Composer]

Hyraceum is more Castoreum like with a definite urinary note present also in goat hair hind legs tincture. It is not civet-like at all. It might be a substitute to Civet from an ethical point of view or as a “fixative” but not from an olfactory stand. Hyraceum is a very exciting material to smell, I think it might be right to add a touch of vulgarity to some fragrances or in fruity blends with Osmanthus. The urinary note is very strange because it is quite human rather than animal, like a baby’s urine. Apart from Goat hair tincture, whose urinary note is very “goaty”, only blackcurrant absolute possesses such a note, but that one is more “catty” or “ratty”

AbdesSalaam Attar
Compositore Profumiere