Musk is formed by the drying of secretions in the male glandular sac of musk, an animal of the deer family. Male musk deer from the age of 2 began to secrete musk, from the scrotum secretion of yellowish, oily secretion deposited in the umbilical cord of the musk deer in the scent sac. Remove the musk was dark brown granules, quality quality is sometimes white crystals. Solid state with a strong odor, highly diluted with water or alcohol has a unique animal aroma.

Because of the need to protect wildlife resources, musk hunting has been banned or restricted, so the test succeeded in the scientific method of raising musk scraping. There are three kinds of live musk scraping methods, poke groove scraping, surgical scraping and equal pressure method, etc., after scraping the normal growth and can continue to regenerate musk, and the growth rate is also faster.

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The main components of musk

Mature musk is coffee-colored, dry for the dark brown, the shape of the powder, but also sometimes for the seeds, film and grease, the composition of musk ketone (0.5-2%), ash (0.5-2%), the ash (0.5-2%).

Musks are biologically pheromones and have a strong and exotic scent. This scent is normally a means of communication for them to recognize each other, increase interactions, and reduce encounters with competitors, and has a strong effect on attracting the opposite sex during breeding.

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