When you think of perfume, you think about the sweet-smelling aroma of flowers or fruits – and not whales. That said, is it true that an ingredient used in some perfumes began in the body of one of the largest denizens of the deep? Find out below.
Yes, this is true as some perfumes contain ambergris – an intestinal slurry that comes from the guts of sperm whales.
These beaks are usually vomited, but some can end up in the lining of the whale's guts and and the bile duct of the sperm whale secretes a waxy substance to encase the beaks and protect the gut from irritation. Once out of the whale, ambergris is less dense than seawater – this means that it then floats on the surface of the sea for years before it lands up on a shoreline.
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