Comment on Discussion Thread đ„ Monday 5 May 2025
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš4â© âšdaysâ© agoSynthetic musk was invented in 1888 and while initially toxic probably got refined. Musk sticks were apparently around as early as the 1900s.
Iâm trying to find a good source on whether musk deer ever got introduced to Australia but am getting the run around and the answer may be no
StudChud@aussie.zone âš4â© âšdaysâ© ago
Yeah I was thinking we would have used synthetic musk rather than importing musk essence. I donât believe we ever introduced musk deer to Australia (their tusks are so cute!!), so it must have been either imported essence, muskwood, or synthetic (imported or made here). I just havenât found a lot of resources on its history in Australia, plenty about the trade of musk deer glands and how rush people liked the perfumes and sweets made with such ingredients lol