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Castoreum Absolute 20%
Adam Michael has this to say “This absolute opens with light and airy notes reminiscent of birch tar infused with aged vetiver and new leather. An animalic sweetness follows comparable to inhaling heavily diluted civet and possessing a gooey benzoin warmth. Cade wood nuances are also present, very light, but worth noting. The appearance of the pure material is very hard, resinous, solid and amber-brown in colour. It takes quite a lot of time and heat in order to become pourable, which makes it a slightly challenging material to work with (and to get out of the bottle). For this reason castoreum absolute is now offered diluted at 20% in ethanol.
Castoreum absolute is produced from an oily substance that’s secreted into the abdominal glands of both male and female beavers. The plum sized glands are removed from the beaver and left to dry. I understand the drying process can take place over a number of years. Now the dried glands are extracted chiefly via a benzene extraction which results in a material that resembles a concrete. This material is then alcohol washed to provide the absolute. By definition it is not really an absolute but instead an absolute-resinoid.”
Arctander has this to say “Castoreum (the tincture in particular) is used extensively in perfumery. Its warm, animal, leather-like sweet odour makes it an interesting item in “men’s perfumes”, fougeres, chypres, Oriental bases, leather notes, tabac bases, ect. A frequent “smoky” note in castoreum is not a natural odour, but is due to the drying of the glands over smoking fires. This curing or processing of the raw material may also be responsible for the so-called “birch tar” note of castoreum.
“Castoreum products blend particularly well with ambra notes, calamus, cananga, cedarwood Atlas, Chamomile Moroccan, creosol, labdanum products, isoeugenol, oakmoss products, sandalwood oil, veratraldehyde, zingerone, ect.”
Botanical Name: Castor faber
Origin: Glands from various origin, assembled in France
We also supply this material neat in a 100G pack wholesale weight, in this instance the material is solid in appearance and will require bain-marie to get the material into a pourable state.
Wholesale weights (all prices excluding vat): 100G (SOLID) = 580 Euros.
Unfortunately, this material cannot be shipped to Australia or America
4 reviews for Castoreum Absolute 20%
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Charalambos Charalambous (verified owner) –
10 out of 10 material..better strength than the 6% because you can actually experience the beauty of this absolute gem..a light blend of sweet ginger absolute,nagarmortha oil and guaiac wood notes ..smoky animalic balsamic and as Adam said it opens up with airy notes of birch tar infused with aged vetiver..beautiful oil..
MARIE M (verified owner) –
I would like this absolute to be pure and not diluted so much I am addicted I never have enough Castoreum. Its chemical composition is very interesting from an energetic and therapeutic point of view. Its essence is indispensable in an attar
Kai Leon Art Parfumeur (verified owner) –
This gorgeous Castoreum is a powerhouse of savory animalism for me, forthwith intriguing, naughty and alluring. It is maximalist and overwhelming in full strength in every facet of it – if leather then it’s a whole tannery, if animalic – then it’s a wild panther breathing at your neck, if pungent bitter earth then it’s a deep primordial cave, if a velvet of a manly skin and hair – then it’s Bond, James Bond.
When I diluted it properly, it instantly conjured a visual flashback of a famed Iconic Image from the early seventies’ – a full-Nudity photo of Burt Reynolds – bare, reclining on a furry rug of a real skinned bear – head and paws, with a smile and a cigarillo dangling at the corner of his mouth…
This Castoreum is reeking of highly diffusive, fuzzy, three-dimentional virile magnetism, and will arouse – in dose-dependant manner – joyful relaxation, erotic innuendos and carnal moods – obviously into any masculine fragrance, although in any perfume as well – when composed smartly, changing floral-fruity-woodsy botanical vibes – into the sultry naturalistic fleshly ones.
Timothé H (verified owner) –
Perfection in a bottle. I’m a beginner perfumer but I actually find this material really easy to work with when further dissolved. Smoky, animalic and leathery facets of this material just go extremely well with leather accords for example or when you want to add masculinity to the scent. I was scared but I love it