civet

Hello everyone, Civet is not a new material to me, and I’ve worked with it in various forms : raw paste, tinctures, and within finished attars. But every now and then, something comes along that sits in a different category altogether. Recently, I was able to acquire a batch of aged civet paste...

I've seen a few civet pastes available on the market lately, some from HM Sultan Qaboos's atelier: Oudique, Sulaym, etc. Does anyone know if the pastes are different? Even though they all come from the SQ atelier. I recently ordered 2g SQ Zabad al Qamar from Oudique. I'm quite curious and excited.

Hello Friends, I have few raw materials like deer musk, ambergris, civet paste and castoreum. I wanted to know what is the best way to store them? Do you guys keep them in air tight container and leave in your cupboard or you make them macerate in some oil. If I keep them in container, will they...

Hello Ouddicts: I have recently begun attempting my own macerations, mixes, and eventually (hopefully) composed attars and perfumes. I successfully macerated Siberian musk grains into Australian Sandalwood. The maceration has aged about 6 months and is already quite potent with good...