Animal Perfumes
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In the past, perfumers used large amounts of aromatic substances produced by some animals.
Today, their price and their rarity prohibit their use in the modern scents of mass perfumery. The molecules of synthesis, poor substitutes, are good enough to trick the consumer’s nose and the deep aspirations of its spirit.
In fact, these animal aromatic substances have been used by mankind since the dawn of civilization for both curative and pleasurable purposes, and they are included in all traditional pharmacopeias. Read more …
