In all cases the aromatic substances produced are pheromones. It is the case of the skunk but also of the mythical Musk deer, of the civet, of the beaver and few others. A special organ is necessary for their synthesis. This animal was an enormous source of raw materials before the advent of chemical industry at the beginning of the century (oil, meat, fat, bones etc…) but was not hunted for the Ambergris, because 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.įew are the animals that produce concentrated aromatic substances. It is a marine mammal of the whales family that feeds of fish and squids, and a hunter who dives to extreme depths (3000 m according to some) where live the mysterious giant squids that Sperm whale caches with its frightening teeth. The Sperm whale that produces Ambergris is so-called for the large amount of fine and valuable oil that is found behind its head. In fact, Ambergris, like all aromatic substances of animal origin, is a pheromone and acts directly on the hormonal system through the sense of smell, without physical contact. Ambergris has a very typical scent, animally but of great sweetness that seduces particularly feminine noses, who instinctively recognize the odour that will attract males. The Ambergris is produced by the Sperm whale and is present in of all the ancient pharmacopoeias. This explains somehow the large degree of confusion to which is confronted the researcher in the literature about Amber, and the investigator can easily be disoriented because informations about Amber are hidden more than revealed in the ancient books, rather like a secret of alchemy. I had a big surprise burning the Ambergris when I felt it’s typical fragrance unchanged from the heat of coals despite its animal origin. Both belong to all the ancient pharmacopoeia and both were eaten and burnt as incense. The vegetal fossil Amber that is polished for being used in jewellery and the purified Ambergris of the Sperm-whale used by the perfumer are two very different substances but they share the same name, the same light and the same destiny under many aspects for instance both are found on the beaches, they are both lighter than seawater, and both of them, before human work transforms them, look without value, unattractive and rough.īoth ambers are among the most ancient substances that man traded between Europe and China.
The warm and living light that shines from the perfumer’s tincture of Ambergris makes the bottle look as if ignited by a coloured light comparable only to those produced by the most beautiful fossil ambers or by our best Italian hill honey.
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