Infusion

Ambergris infusion is concocted according to the traditional processes of perfumery. The pieces or blocks of organic matter are used to reduce them to the smallest possible size and to facilitate the infusion in alcohol. The more the amber infuses the more it improves. For its manufacture, we have chosen the most beautiful pieces of our collection in order to obtain a true elixir. When the standards are three to six months of infusion, ours will have taken 9 months to be born.

Infusion of Ambergris is titrated at 5%. It is rather black in color, emphasizing more animal notes than the white often lighter and marine. We make only one manufacture per year, each of them is therefore vintage and unique although we always use the same category of amber.

Fire Tree infusion (Xanthorrhoea Preissii) is made from the resin of an iconic tree in south-western Australia, commonly known as the Balga. This plant symbolises fertility and renewal in Aboriginal culture and owes its reputation to its remarkable resistance to fire. During Australian bushfires, the plant secretes resin in abundance. This resin spreads around the tree trunk in the form of what are known as claws. These protect the heart of the Fire Tree and, by extension, the animals that come to seek refuge there. This ability allows the tree to recover very quickly and even promotes flowering.

Beyond this extraordinary phenomenon, there is a second miracle for scent enthusiasts like us. Not only does the fire protect the Fire Tree, it also transforms the scent of its resin to create a perfume in its own right. These claws give off a magnificent, unique fragrance, somewhere between woody and smoky with delicate balsamic notes. An astonishing material that testifies to the power of nature and the evolution of scents in their environment. A marvel to be discovered exclusively at Le Sourceur.

Gowe infusion, also known as Cyperus Rotondus, is a unique fragrance from West Africa, particularly Senegal. A veritable nugget of nature, Gowe comes from the same family as Papyrus. It is used primarily for its multiple benefits, particularly in Senegalese culture, where Gowe fumigation is reputed for its aphrodisiac effects and for enhancing memory.

It's also a natural incense appreciated for its bewitching aroma, and a precious ally for banishing unpleasant odors and delicately perfuming your home thanks to its smoky, powdery facets. By placing a drop on a burning coal, you release a rich, warm fragrance that perfumes the home, creating a soothing, intimate atmosphere.

For Le Sourceur, the roasted Gowe roots are immersed in perfume alcohol for a minimum of 6 months. The extract is then filtered to obtain a dark, deliciously leathery infusion.

Hyraceum (Procavia Capensis Excret), better known as the ‘African Stone’, is an extremely rare infusion extracted from the fossilised excrement of the Cape Daman. These small mammals, which live in communities in southern Africa, have the habit of always excreting in the same place. What a smell! So why make an infusion of it? To satisfy the curious, but not only. In perfumery, fetid and animal smells play an essential role in perfume design. Quite simply because they are great fixers, and therefore enhance the other fragrances in your perfumes.

With the exception of ambergris, these materials have virtually disappeared in nature, primarily for the sake of animal welfare, and that's all to the good! Not least because to obtain them, animals had to be excited, tortured or even killed. But the reason why Le Sourceur offers Hyraceum is precisely because it does not disturb the animal in its natural habitat. We simply collect the excrement and infuse it for 6 to 9 months in 95% perfume alcohol.

The result is an explosive combination of smokiness, earthiness and, of course, faecal matter. So watch your nostrils with this animal fragrance, which is, to say the least, reserved for the curious or perhaps the adventurous!