Ambroxine is a synonym of ambroxan which is a type of organic chemical responsible with the smell of ambergris. Sourced from clary sage, the ingredient is widely used in perfumery. Ambroxine is also a fixative, much like ISO E Super, another popular ingredient in the perfume world. Its natural roots are in ambergris, which is […]
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1 ml of perfume is the equivalent to 12 sprays on average. Depending on how hard you press the perfume pump, 1ml can equal 8 to 15 sprays.
There’s 70-80% alcohol in pure perfume compositions. The exact percentage in perfume varies and it’s labeled as 70%vol., where the percentage indicates its exact alcohol content.
The smell of musk compares to the scent of a deer with unpleasant faecal undertones. The Musk smell comes from a mating gland of the male deer and it has a dirty animalic profile with ammonia undertones, especially in high concentrations. In small concentrations, musk smells sweeter and much more versatile as a base note […]
Ethanol or ethyl alcohol is an organic compound and alcohol with the C2H5OH chemical formula. Ethanol is mainly used as a solvent with other organic chemicals in the cosmetics industry and the alcoholic beverages industry. There are thousands of uses for ethanol. For this article, we’re going to take a quick look at what ethanol […]
