Ambergris

1. What Is Ambergris? The “Floating Gold” of the Ocean​ Ambergris, often called “grey amber,” is a rare substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. Historically prized as a luxury fragrance fixative and medicinal ingredient, it forms when the whale’s intestine secretes a wax-like material to encase indigestible squid beaks. Freshly expelled ambergris…