Civet Absolute
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Viverra Civetta
- Other Names : Civet musk, Civet Paste
- CAS Number : 68916-26-7
- Origin : African civet lives in savannahs and forests of South and central Africa, while Indian civet lives in Nepal, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Most civet is however produced by civet farms in Africa.
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : byproduct of the anal glands (glandular secretion) of exotic civet cats
- Solvent Extraction
- Physical Description : amber to dark amber semi-solid to solid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Animalic
- Perfumery Note: Base
- animal pungent warm animalic urine fecal smoke smoky faecal
Chemical Constituents
- civetone : 2,5 - 3,4 %
- cyclopentadecanone
- cyclohexadecanone
- cycloheptadecanone
- 6-cis-cycloheptadecenone
- indole
- skatole