- cross-posted to:
- science@mander.xyz
- cross-posted to:
- science@mander.xyz
She says many people inheriting their genetics from east Asia cannot pick up on it well with their nose. But other than this minority, most people can.
You can buy the molecule alone, by itself with no additions, simply to enhance your smell without adding anything else.
If you’ve ever wanted a lovely podcast about perfumes, this is it. I like looking at the bottles too.


I forgot that the fragrance industry was so greedy jeez.
Makes sigma-aldrich prices look reasonable.
Yeah it’s pretty fucked up just how greedy
If it comforts you at all, companies that produce dupes of popular luxury perfumes are increasingly becoming to be seen as respectable.
Video by the same YT creator: Perfume’s Biggest Secret: Same Nose Makes the $30 Dupe & the $400 Bottle | Dior, Creed, Amouage, MFK
Speaking of comfort, she’s so pleasant in her videos that I took a bath listening to her talk about dupes. So I wasn’t concentrating all that hard on listening to everything.
I think I might try and buy some ambroxan crystals from a supplier and then dissolve in everclear or propylene glycol?
Ambroxan cysrtyals are cheaper than I imagined they would be. You can buy them pre-diluted and ready-to-wear for around $10.
Ooh tell me how that goes!
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: