Castoreum is the name that perfumers give to the gland of the mature male beaver that produces an aromatic substance that the animal sprays on the plants to mark his territory and seduce the females into accepting him as a partner. The Trade of Castoreum has always been tied to the trade of beavers furs.

The Beaver’s gland is put into alcohol to obtain the Castoreum perfume, the aromatic tincture. The aromatic matter makes most of the weight of the gland.

The scent of Castoreum is wild and leathery, very much animalistic, it is pure pheromone. With contact on the skin, it softens considerably and leaves a very persistent and delicate leathery aroma. This aroma bestows to whom wear it an enormous aura of sensuality and causes on others a sense of subjection.