The idea of daubing ambergris, or whale vomit, on your skin probably doesn't sound too appealing but women and men have been doing it for a very long time. Now they may not have to. Canadian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare, waxy material called ambergris — known as “floating gold,” it’s something of a treasure in the fragrance industry — can ...

Of all the familiar natural ingredients in luxury fragrances – rose, iris, jasmine, sandalwood, patchouli – it is ambergris, found on the Atlantic seaboard of Ireland, that is considered the finest, ...

Many people know that ambergris is a rare substance produced by whales, which is added to perfume. But do you know it needs to age for years in order to become perfume-worthy? Or that it’s filled with ...

According to the ancients, parfumeurs and Arab royalty, the old saying might as well go: "Worth its weight in whale waste" A ten-year-old vacationing in Wales stumbles across a lump worth nearly ...

If you like premium perfumes, this video is probably not for you. Because, ahem, it explains how whale poop contributes to perfumes, and the story isn’t pretty. Perfume-makers have used a substance ...

Ambergris is often described as one of the world’s strangest natural occurrences. It is produced by sperm whales and has been used for centuries, but for many years its origin remained a mystery.