ingredient
Synthetic Musk
A broad category of laboratory-created molecules that replicate or evoke the warm, sensual, skin-like quality of natural musk without animal-derived materials. Major classes include nitro musks (now largely phased out due to toxicity concerns), polycyclic musks, and macrocyclic musks — each with different olfactory profiles ranging from clean and laundry-like to dark and animalic.