Difference between revisions of "Civet Absolute"
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* 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. | * 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== | ==Extraction Method== | ||
| − | * Parts Used : byproduct of the anal glands of exotic civet cats | + | * Parts Used : byproduct of the anal glands (glandular secretion) of exotic civet cats |
* Solvent Extraction | * Solvent Extraction | ||
* Physical Description : amber to dark amber semi-solid to solid | * Physical Description : amber to dark amber semi-solid to solid | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 19 August 2016
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name :
- Other Names : Civet musk
- 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:
- animal pungent warm animalic urine fecal
Chemical Constituents
- civetone : 2,5 - 3,4 %
- cyclopentadecanone
- cyclohexadecanone
- cycloheptadecanone
- 6-cis-cycloheptadecenone
- indole
- skatole