Perfumes with Ambrette (Musk Mallow)

Ambrette smells soft, musky and skin-like with pear and cognac-like nuances: the seed of musk mallow, used as a plant-based alternative to animal musk.

Seeds of Abelmoschus moschatus are steam-distilled into ambrette seed oil or solvent-extracted into an absolute. Its musky character comes from macrocyclic molecules such as ambrettolide. The scent is warm, velvety, lightly fruity and winey, lending a luxurious softness. Ambrette is used in the heart and base of a fragrance. It pairs with orris, rose, neroli, musks, sandalwood and pear.

Ambrette (Musk Mallow) appears in 1,078 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.