Whale vomit discovery, aka ambergris
A British couple finds a $20,000 chunk of ambergris the size of a rugby ball. Their lucky day! In beauty products there is no shortage of…
ambergris
What is ambergris? (noun) ˈam-bər-ˌgris, -ˌgrē(s)
Ambergris was once considered the second most precious treasure of the sea—after pearls, writes the academic Richard Stamelman, in his encyclopaedic tome, Perfume: Joy, Obsession, Scandal,…