Botanical Musk Fixative Production: Simple mixing of finished ingredients.
Origin: Diverse origins.
Use in Perfumery: As a natural entirely plant based substitute for musk.This prolongs the length of time that it takes for a fragrance to fade away. It also has some influence on the blend by adding a musky note, which is particularly noticeable in the dry out phase.
Safety: Normal Usage
Comment: A blend of some very unusual essential oils and absolutes designed to replicate animal musk and work in the same way in a fragrance. This is extrait strength in certified organic grain alcohol. We recommend that it is used at between 5% and 25% of the scent content of the final blend. For example a 50 ml extrait fragrance will have a scent content of 10 mls (the scent content of the extrait 20% so 20% of 50mls is 10mls). In this case one would use between 0.5 ml and 2.5ml (being 5% and 25% of 10ml respectively) of the botanical musk extrait in that blend. The amount used depends entirely on the nature of the blend. For a heavy Oriental composition 25% should be the upper limit – it will have a dramatic effect on the time that the fragrance persists for and add a strong musky note. In light blends 5% of the scent content will increase the tenacity of the fragrance very significantly but not introduce heavy musky notes. The use of this fixative means that scent content can be reduced as it acts as a booster.