Musky Note

Castoreum

1 fragrance in our directory is built around it.

What Is Castoreum?

Castoreum is a classic animalic note with a smoky, leathery warmth. Today it is almost always recreated synthetically and gives masculine classics their dark, sensual depth.

Scent profile
  • Leathery
  • Animalic
  • Warm

Perfumes With Castoreum

Ranked by how central castoreum is to the scent — where it sits in the pyramid and how much of the perfume is built around it. The % is that match — brands don’t publish how much of a note is in the formula.

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