One of the most prized products in perfumery since time immemorial is the ambergris and its history sails the great oceans inside the body of whales and sperm whales.

It is a grayish stomach secretion that, after digestion, sperm whales secrete into the sea

It is a grayish stomach secretion that sperm whales, after digesting, secrete into the sea - pieces from 15 grams to four kilos can be found, a real treasure - and that,thanks to the salt and the sun, little by little solidify and float patiently in the waters, until some lucky person finds it.

They calculate that, for amber to have the right consistency and quality,it is necessary that they float in the water, at least thirty years . A priceless treasure in ancient times, when there was no chemical substitute for it.

Pure ambergris does not have a "pleasant" odor but, paradoxically, it is indispensable inperfumery because of the power it has as a fixative of other pleasant aromas. Without it, perfumery would not have lasted through the centuries, since the fragrances created would be ephemeral and would not endure months or years enclosed in the precious glass bottles that contained them.

For thousands of years, brave sailors and whalers from all over the world chased these enormous marine animals to rescue the pieces of amber that could float in the waters of the great oceans.