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Where Does Ambrettolide Come from?

Alexander Ross • • 6 min read
Where Does Ambrettolide Come from?

Other animal raw materials are still very common in perfumery: this is the case of ambrettolide and beeswax. Ambrettolide is a synthetic musk

synthetic musk
Synthetic musks are a class of synthetic aroma compounds to emulate the scent of deer musk and other animal musks (castoreum and civet). Synthetic musks have a clean, smooth and sweet scent lacking the fecal notes of animal musks. ... Most musk fragrance used in perfumery today is synthetic.
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that is the subject of debate, because it is obtained from a gum generated by cochineal beetles.

Is ambrettolide natural?

Called ambrettolide, it is found naturally in ambrette seed oil, a product that ACSI managing director Koenraad Vanhessche calls “exceedingly expensive.” ACSI already produced its own version, isoambrettolide, from aleuritic acid using a semisynthetic pathway.

Why is ambrettolide not vegan?

How Vegan is Glossier? Glossier has vegan-friendly products but it's not a vegan brand. Some of their products contain some of the most common non-vegan ingredients like beeswax, carmine, lanolin, honey, and the less common ambretolide.

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