Yeah I was thinking we would have used synthetic musk rather than importing musk essence. I don’t believe we ever introduced musk deer to Australia (their tusks are so cute!!), so it must have been either imported essence, muskwood, or synthetic (imported or made here). I just haven’t found a lot of resources on its history in Australia, plenty about the trade of musk deer glands and how rich people liked the perfumes and sweets made with such ingredients lol
Synthetic musk was invented in 1888 and while initially toxic probably got refined. Musk sticks were apparently around as early as the 1900s.
I’m trying to find a good source on whether musk deer ever got introduced to Australia but am getting the run around and the answer may be no
Yeah I was thinking we would have used synthetic musk rather than importing musk essence. I don’t believe we ever introduced musk deer to Australia (their tusks are so cute!!), so it must have been either imported essence, muskwood, or synthetic (imported or made here). I just haven’t found a lot of resources on its history in Australia, plenty about the trade of musk deer glands and how rich people liked the perfumes and sweets made with such ingredients lol