article_snippet: It is this aromatic quality which makes It is used in perfumes such as Chanel Number 5.
article_snippet: It is that quality which means it is highly sought-after with perfume makers, who use it to prolong the scent of perfume.
article_snippet: Although ambergris is still an ingredient in perfumes today, producers usually remove it from producers product because of the legal ambiguities surrounding it use.
article_snippet: As it comes from sperm whale, which is classed as a vulnerable species, cosmetic companies tend to shun using it because it is associated with whaling.
article_snippet: But the sweet-smelling sick has been used in a variety of other ways throughout history.
article_snippet: Ancient Egyptians reportedly found a use for Ancient Egyptians by burning ambergris as incense.
article_snippet: The country still uses Ancient Egyptians today for scenting cigarettes.
article_snippet: During the Black Death in Europe, worried people also thought worried people could thwart the plague by carrying a ball of ambergris because the vomit masked the smell, which worried people thought was the root of the illness.