Botanical Name | Musk Amber |
Common Name | Musk Gazala Attar |
Country of Origin | India |
Solubility | Soluble in alcohol |
Specific Gravity | 0.9450 to 0.9650 |
Optical Rotation | 0.57000 - 0.59800 |
Refrective Index | 1.3765 to 1.3925 |
PlantPart | Musk gland,flower |
Bland With | Sandalwood base |
CAS No | 8007 –75 – 8 |
Flash Point | 170 °C |
Extraction Method | Steam Distilled |
Musk Gazala attar is made from the flower absolutes obtained from Musk Amber. Its soft as well as musky fragrance has a blend of sweet & earthy note that makes it popular as an aphrodisiac. It also finds usage in the perfumery industry.
The musk oil is produced from a gland removed from the bottom of the belly of the Asia Musk Deer, Tokapi Deer, or Chinese Wild Deer. It is about the size of a small orange, and can only be obtained from the adult male deer. It is the either boiled in oil, or dried in to grains. Using this method, all deer are trapped and it is estimated that it will take 3 to 5 deer to find a fully mature stag (male). In Russia alone that would be 60,000 deer killed in one year to equal the amount of musk sold at their markets. All this for perfumes (5 % of trade) and traditional medicines of China (bulk of musk trade) and others. Currently the musk gland is used in as many as 400 Chinese and Korean traditional remedies, that have been made for over 5,000 years if not more. But as the populations grow in that area of the world, it consumes the habitat of this species, while demanding ever more Musk Deer's gland! Laws are in place to protect and conserve these deer in their range.
Color : soft and musky fragrance has the blend of sweet and earthy note,
Aroma : a warm, spicy fragrance and resembles to clove oil.
Sandalwood Oil, Carrier Oils
Having constituents like Sandalwood Oil & other Carrier Oils, Musk Gazala attar finds wide application in the preparation of truly smooth and refreshing perfumes. Its Sandalwood base also makes it very popular as an aphrodisiac.