Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I have been a lurker for some time. I've enjoyed reading the threads and have learned quite a bit. I've gone through the old threads looking for more info on how to use ambergris tincture but haven't found what I am looking for. Can someone give me more info on how to use a tincture. Do you use it as the base or will a few drops to your blend be sufficiant? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 At 10:03 PM 11/28/2006, you wrote: >I have been a lurker for some time. I've enjoyed reading the threads >and have learned quite a bit. I've gone through the old threads >looking for more info on how to use ambergris tincture but haven't >found what I am looking for. Can someone give me more info on how to >use a tincture. Do you use it as the base or will a few drops to your >blend be sufficiant? Hi Molly Ambergris should first be tinctured or infused for six months to let it fully develop its beauty. I tincture/infuse at 3%. Then, I don't use more than 3% in a blend. It's a modifier, building bridges between the top/middle/base. Think of it as a potent EO that doesn't seem strong, but shows its quiet strength when mixed with others. In tiny amounts. Anya McCoy Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org Natural Perfumers Chat Group / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Yep, I read that. I don't think they have confirmed whether or not it actually is Ambergris. It seems they can't find someone who has enough expertise to verify it. Did you see that photo? Kind of gross-looking stuff it is. Well think about it It's what's left after a whale ends up dying out in the ocean (whale blubber.) My dad had a chance to gather some of that stuff once on a beach, but passed it up because well, He didn't have anything to cart it off in, and what what a country boy going to do with whale blubber, so he let someone else gather it and reap the benefits. The only reason that they outlaw it now is because they cannot verify that it was naturally gathered. (i.e. That the whale died and it was just floating on the ocean and washed up somewhere.) One of the saddest things cause.... They can prove a man is in a room with a specific cat, but they can't prove that a whale died of natural causes and the fat washed up on shore and even if they did prove that then there would be some idiot out there saying that every time he/she saw a whale and wanted to get rich. Darn greedy idiots cause so many problems.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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