Ambergris tincture
From: € 93.00
Cruelty-free beach-harvested Ambergris
| 15,5 ml tincture 0.9% | Out of Stock | € 93.00 | |
| 30 ml tincture 0.9% | In Stock | € 197.00 | |
| 50 ml. (1.6 fl.oz.) tincture 0.9% | In Stock | € 346.00 | |
| 2 gr concentrate tincture 7% | In Stock | € 141.00 |
Description
It is an animal scent, “a part entière,” like Civet and Beaver’s Castoreum, but it is the sweetest, most delicate, and most mysterious of all.
Like all animal fragrances, Ambergris perfume strongly affects our hormonal system, especially the feminine one. It has also been used as a remedy for Parkinson’s and degenerative diseases.
Its leathery, sea-like aroma has undertones of mother’s milk. It is sensual, wild without excess, and very feminine.
It works magic in perfumery when used with precious flowers like Jasmine and Tuberose.
Ambergris is produced by the Sperm whale and is present in all the ancient pharmacopeias. It is a very typical scent, animally but of great sweetness, which seduces particularly feminine noses, which instinctively recognize the odor that will attract males.
Like all aromatic substances of animal origin, Ambergris is a pheromone and acts directly on the hormonal system through the sense of smell, without physical contact.
The sperm whale is so-called for the large amount of fine and valuable oil that is found behind its head. It is a marine mammal of the whale family that feeds on fish and squids, and a hunter who dives to extreme depths (3000 m according to some) where live the mysterious giant squids that the sperm whale catches with its frightening teeth.
This animal was an enormous source of raw materials before the advent of the chemical industry at the beginning of the century (oil, meat, fat, bones, etc.) and was hunted also for the Ambergris. Although that substance that grows like a football in its stomach is naturally regurgitated by the animal and floats on the oceanic streams to reach the beaches of Mauritania, Somalia, and India, where it is found.
Few animals produce concentrated aromatic substances, and a special organ is necessary for their synthesis. This is the case of the skunk, but it is also the case of the mythical Musk deer, the civet, the beaver, and a few others. In all cases, the aromatic substances produced are pheromones.
These have the function of olfactory communication in relations with the opposite sex and with rivals of the species. In the reproduction process, the olfactory message offers the partner the very “fragrance” of the animal’s genetic patrimony and stimulates its endocrine system inviting it to mate. In some species, the smell is so important that fecundation does not occur in the absence of a determinate odor produced by the male during mating.
Therefore, it is probable that Ambergris floating on oceanic currents brings important information about the individual’s state of health, age, diet, and identity to other members of the species. In the past, Ambergris was eaten and burnt like incense, and strangely, being of origin animal, it burns making a pleasant smell.
Through inhalation, the body absorbs the aromatic molecules of the smoke, which penetrate the blood circuit and reach all the organs.
In fumigation as well as ingestion, the medical effect of these pheromones is comparable to that of a modern estrogen cure. Ambergris is still sold in the city of Mecca. I have seen many Iranians asking for it from perfume sellers. Men eat it to stimulate their sexual power, and women to cure infertility. The famous chronicler Ibn Battuta, known as “the Traveler of Islam”, narrates in his diaries that he observed with astonishment in a city of Persia that people ate hashish and Ambergris without a sense of guilt, alluding possibly to the narcotic effect of Amber.
In Morocco, it is traditional to use Ambergris with tea, and it is amazing to observe how a very small piece of Ambergris stuck inside the teapot’s cover flavors the tea by mere contact with the vapor for years. Strangely, the sperm whale is not on the way towards extinction, but the natural rarity of Ambergris and its precious properties have rendered it mythical, just like Musk.
Because of its very high price, Ambergris is almost no longer used in perfumery, where it has been replaced by the synthetic molecule ambroxan.
ETHICAL CERTIFICATION
We do care for the safeguarding of the planet and all the forms of life that it shelters. Ambergris is the only scent of animal origin obtained without killing, imprisoning, or torturing the animal that produces it. Ambergris is a substance that the wild sperm whale regurgitates naturally.
When it is fresh, it has nearly no value because its smell is extremely fecal, and it has no value for perfumery. Ambergris must mature, floating, sometimes for tens of years on the sea. The sun and the water of the oceans “wash” it until it assumes the sweet and inimitable scent of sea and leather that has fascinated man since his origin. We remind that the Ambergris we use is certified “flotté”, that is “from floating”, found on the beaches. This guarantees the safety of the sperm whale.
We also remind you that there are no international restrictions on the import and export of Ambergris. The uncertainty about New Zealand’s position ended in 2004 when the country adopted the view of most other countries that Ambergris is not a whale derivative.
“We have adopted the view that ambergris is a waste product that’s excreted naturally“, says Jane Denton, the Department of Conservation’s CITES officer.
Ambergris is produced by the Sperm whale as an intestinal secretion that is regurgitated.
This soft, black, stinky, waxy matter floats over the oceanic currents for as long as 20 years. Time, contact with seawater, and the sun’s light transform the raw fecal lumps into treasures that anyone would dream of finding, but that very few could ever recognize.
4 reviews for Ambergris tincture
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Luka –
An otherworldly scent, without comparison and beyond imagination. I was kindly gifted a small sample vial of ambergris tincture with one of my orders, and I wore it quite a few times over the period of a year. The first time I wore this scent, I did not smell much of it as I think it completely overwhelmed my nose to the point of instant nose blindness. But I felt it. I went for a walk and I will never forget how sitting on a wooden bench atop a hill, with the forest behind my back and my hometown stretched out in front of me, I experienced several moments of inexplicable tranquillity. It felt like instantly falling into the deeper end of a meditative session, but completely awake and with wide open eyes. It caught me off guard at first but then I remembered the ambergris, relaxed, and in those few fleeting moments, which at the same time felt like quite a while, the singing of the birds and the gentle moving of the trees seemed to fade into the distance and for lack of better words, it felt like I was one with everything. Not just with the birds and the trees in my proximity, but like being a drop in a vast and beautiful ocean. For a few moments, I just existed, without thought or action.
Even now that I am used to it, I feel a very specific influence that ambergris has on my consciousness every time I wear it – it is at the same time uplifting and calming, a feeling that is very difficult to describe with words. Of course, over time, my nose came to terms with the incredible density of this scent and from the olfactory perspective it really is beautiful. Upon application there is a lot going on, a combination of animalic, fresh and spicy notes. Perhaps it’s just me, but the animalic notes in ambergris really seem gentle, especially compared to some other animal scents. After this initial explosion of scents settles, there is a time frame in which all I smell is water. Obviously, water has no smell, but this really smells like there was a bubble of water around me, or like walking into a waterfall, jumping into the sea, you name it. As if that was not enough, once the scent settles a bit more on the skin, the real magic starts to happen. I get an incredibly layered scent that can be described as sticky, salty and sweet at the same time. A dusty salted caramel note starts developing after about an hour, and this is something I could smell forever. Occasionally this association switches into a resinous driftwood note, but the salted caramel seems to prevail for me. Along with that the underlying muskiness of the fragrance becomes noticeable more and more and this is what composes the rest of the wearing experience for me – a combination of dusty salted caramel (sea salt) and very beautiful, clean musk. The musky notes here indeed smell feminine, but not in the same way as in civet. There are of course many other notes and associations I get (clary sage, several different warm spices, cypress, tobacco etc.), I guess it depends on the individual what they smell most prominently. In any case, it is a remarkable scent, a complete perfume by itself, made with notes not accessible to us humans. I’d recommend this to many people for many reasons, but perhaps most of all to those seeking a truly unique (yet still natural) olfactory experience – this is like smelling fantasy.
Kim –
Dear sir,
My mind tends to aimlessly poke around till something sticks. This time it landed on ambergris, which led me here. I have no knowledge of perfumery, or the difference in notes, or even why things smell a certain way. It’s very fascinating.
I am delighted to have my very own tincture. With me it will sit and be admired until I trust myself to do anything else, as I fear to waste it!
It arrived so fast, and very neatly packed, with two unexpected samples of other scents. It all feels so mysterious! While I try to learn as much as I can, I do want to thank you for your care and thoughtfulness, and for all of the knowledge you generously share!
David –
Hi Mr Dubrana,
If you may recall, I purchased a 13.5 ml. bottle of your famous Ambergris tincture from you a few months ago. I’m happy to share with you my experience with the Ambergris tincture. First I shall describe what I smell from the tincture. To me, I instantly got a distinctly animalic smell when smelled off the bottle. It reminded me of the faecal smell of animal dung at the zoo! It shocked me at first, but surprisingly I did not find it offensive.
In fact, I was so intrigued that I kept smelling it over and over again. I’ve let the tincture sit in my wine cooler for a while, revisiting the scent every now and then.
Nowadays, I am starting to detect sweet undertones from the tincture, and the smell is as alluring as ever. To me, the scent of the tincture alone never lasted more than 10 min on my skin though.
Having heard a lot about the properties of Ambergris in perfumery, in particular its magical ability to prolong a perfume’s longevity and to amplify and enhance the perfume’s scent and acter, I decided to conduct a little experiment on the one perfume in my collection that never lasts more than 1 hour (or even 30 min sometimes) on my skin – Creed’s Millesime Imperial. I transferred 1.5 ml. of Millesime Imperial into a small atomiser, and added about 20 s (I know, this is probably too much!!) of your Ambergris tincture, and let the mixture sit for about 1.5 days.
Yesterday night, I sprayed the original Millesime Imperial on one arm, and the “enhanced” version of MI on the other arm. I gave it about 5 min before I smelled each arm in turn, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the “enhanced” version of MI was noticeably brighter, almost sharper, almost jumping out in radiance!
To make sure that I wasn’t imagining things, I let my sister smell both arms without telling her anything about my experiment, and she immediately picked up on the “sharper” acter of the “enhanced” MI.
I should add that my sister is not a perfumista, and the fact that she managed to pick up on it says a lot!
And then comes the moment of truth – after I woke up in the morning, I took a shower, and went to work. When I returned from work 10 hours later, I could still smell traces of “enhanced” MI on my arm, while the other arm with original MI had long been devoid of any trace of the smell!
The above results make me even more convinced that Creed doesn’t use any amount of real Ambergris in their perfumes contrary to what they may claim, since the original scent smelled NOTHING like the “enhanced” scent infused with real Ambergris!
I find this to be truly intriguing initial results, and I int to experiment a lot more from now on.
Thank you so much!
Aaron –
wow wow… this one impacted me so much. I smelled the ocean, it brought back so many memories.
it was salty, sunny, seaweed and seashells.
It almost seem like the mystery of the ocean was bottled up in a scent and somehow I could smell its eternal presence.
I recall sitting in awe…in awe that there is a God and im a little human.
Very spiritual scent.