Perfumers LOVE whale poop! // TRAIN BRAIN

Perfumers LOVE whale poop!

Perfumes contain many very strange ingredients, but one of the strangest is definitely ambergris. These days, it's mostly replaced by a synthetic compound - so don't worry about dowsing yourself in whale bile ;)
Want to know more about ambergris? Have a look at the full video here: https://youtu.be/vN1brVnlBZU?si=4m_A75f7vaksRbKJ

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