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...
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...
