2006-09-23 17:25:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
you will not like the answer to this.....
read the second paragraph and you will find your answer
2006-09-23 18:21:45 · answer #1 · answered by Marg N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Musk, substance with a strong, persistent odor from an abdominal gland on the male of the musk deer found in high Asian mountains. The long-lasting odor of musk has made it an important ingredient in perfumes throughout history. Musk also delays evaporation of more volatile scents in a perfume, and is used as a fixative in blends where other scents are dominant. In Asia it is sought as an aphrodisiac, and it is believed to be medically beneficial as a stimulant. Fresh musk is viscous but dries to a grainy powder and a tincture of this powder is used in perfumes. The basic oil that is the source of the odor has been identified and called muskone. Synthesized muskone is also used in soaps and cosmetics.
See Perfumery.
The four principal animal perfumes are musk, civet, ambergris, and castor. Musk is the dried secretion of the preputial follicles of the musk deer. A similar substance is secreted by the musk-ox, muskrat, and the Florida alligator. Civet is secreted by the civet cat, Viverra zibetha, an animal of African origin. Civet is found in a double pouch under the tail, from which it is taken from the living, caged animal two or three times a week. Ambergris, a biliary secretion of the spermaceti whale, is supposed to be produced as the result of a diseased condition of the organs. It is found floating on the sea. Castor is a glandular secretion of the beaver. When fresh, it is semiliquid; it is prepared for commerce by drying in smoke. Animal perfumes are valuable for the permanence that their presence imparts to the more evanescent vegetable odors.
2006-09-23 17:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by anieska 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Musk is the name originally given to a perfume obtained from the strong-smelling substance secreted by a gland in the abdomen of the male musk deer, and hence applied to other animals, and also to plants, possessing a similar odor. The organic compound that is the primary contributor to the odor of musk is muscone.
2006-09-23 17:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by ronalds11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Real Musk Oil
2016-12-18 08:56:27 · answer #4 · answered by jarvie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "original" musk--comes from the civet cat. I don't know if that is even available anymore.
2006-09-23 18:17:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Egypt
2006-09-23 17:27:03 · answer #6 · answered by santa s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
musk ox why do you think they call it musk oil
2006-09-23 18:00:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scent glands of a musk...
2006-09-23 17:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by bksavs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know if it is true but i hear it is from the scent gland of a skunk.
2006-09-23 17:27:36 · answer #9 · answered by magic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol dunno
2006-09-23 17:32:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋