Getting To Know White Musk's Aroma In Pafum
Illustration of musk perfume (Unsplash)

YOGYAKARTA Knowing the aroma of white Musk is not only in terms of fragrance, but how the perfume aroma was produced in the beginning until it became part of a lifestyle. The aroma of white Musk itself is a development of a quite controversial musk aroma.

The aroma of Musk has actually been found for a long time, even for a thousand years. The embedding of the word 'Musk' itself is not without reason. Musk comes from'mochus' which means that the male deer gland has no horn (musk deer) with protected status.

Quoted from the anthonymarmin website, historically the manufacture of musk perfume turned out to have to sacrifice deer animals. Even in the 20th century humans killed approximately 50,000 deer just for the raw material for the musk aroma. This condition made the species'musk' in the 1970s rare and the aroma of Musk more expensive than gold.

Until finally the International Trade Convention of the Endangered Fauna and Flora Liar Species (CITES) protected the animal since 1973. Since then perfume makers have continued to experiment to find a replacement for the aroma synthesis.

As explained earlier, white Musk is the development of fragrances from musk scents taken from animals. White musk itself is the aroma of synthetic perfumes that were first produced in the 20th century. White Musk is described as a smooth, clean aroma, as when a person enters the forest with the aroma of wood and fresh air.

Reporting from bonparfumeur, the white Musk was first developed by Albert Baur, a French perfume maker. He is looking for ways to reproduce the musk aroma without using animal sources. He eventually used several compounds that were mixed to resemble natural musk without having to kill animals.

The refinement of the white Musk itself has been carried out for years. Until now, synthetic white musk is made in the laboratory using a combination of chemical reactions and molecules that are identical to nature.

Some of the white Musk materials used include a galaxolide (synthetic test), ambrettolide, and ethylene brassylate.

One of the pioneer brands for the fragrance of white Musk is The Body Shop, a British cosmetics company founded by Anita Roodick, a female activist. The brand began to introduce white Musk in 1981. And quickly white Musk became a quite popular scent at the time.

The popularity of white Musk is not without reason. There are several advantages over the smell of white Musk that make many people like it.

Quoted from the bodyshop site, the advantage of musk perfume is that it lasts a long time. In fact, the longer the aroma smells the more fragrant. In addition, this aroma can be used in various formal and non-formal activities.

In addition, the aroma of the musk is also considered unique because it can create a mysterious impression on the wearer. This perfume is considered a type of perfume that matches the mysterious personality.

In addition to getting to know the aroma of white Musk, visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.


The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)