• Question: is whale sick used in perfumes

    Asked by emily72 to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 18 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Kevin Mahon

      Kevin Mahon answered on 18 Jun 2012:

      Ehm… no?

    • Photo: Valeria Senigaglia

      Valeria Senigaglia answered on 18 Jun 2012:

      Lots of products were made from whale’s parts. Their fat was used to produce margarine and oil for lamps.

      I had to look this up but apparently Japanese used so called Ambergris that “is produced in the hindgut of the sperm whale which is a black, semi-viscous liquid which forms around the indigestible squid beaks” to fix fragrances in perfumes. While Arabs used it as a medicine.

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