Where does real genuine musk for perfume come from?

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read the second paragraph and you will find your answerWhere does real genuine musk for perfume come from?
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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.
scent glands of a musk...
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.
The ';original'; musk--comes from the civet cat. I don't know if that is even available anymore.
lol dunno
dont know if it is true but i hear it is from the scent gland of a skunk.
musk ox why do you think they call it musk oil