Ethical Civet products Archives

Animal Musks-Civet Musk and the problem with a passive approach

by Dan Riegler | Apr 29, 2020 | Aphrodisiacs, Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Civet, Community, Ethics and Sustainability Ratings, Herbal Remedies, Natural Perfume, Natural Perfume ingredients, Perfume Tinctures

I have finally put together an Animalic/Musk sampler. The interest in animal-sourced musk samples has grown steadily in the shop and the release of this new product is a perfect opportunity to continue my discourse on the ethical issues inherent in Civet and other...

Civet perfume & Coffee. A call for community involvement.

by Dan Riegler | Feb 28, 2017 | Apothecary, Civet, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Natural Perfume

Civet paste is a rare, ancient and highly esteemed perfume ingredient as well as a traditional medicine in the East. Collected bi-monthly from the perineal gland of the adult Ethiopian Civet, it is still used in mainstream perfumery but mostly via black market back...

Ethical Civet, A View from the foothills

by Dan Riegler | Feb 27, 2015 | Civet, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade

It’s been almost a year since my last visit to Ethiopia, after which I wrote the post, “Ethical civet a glimpse from the mountaintop”. I must admit, when I returned home I felt overwhelmed, as it seemed the only way a model ethical Civet farm could...