Fixateur 404 was a 10% dilution of Ambrox classique (a captive type). It later got replaced with Fixateur 505 (10% cetalox). Fixateur was considered so powerful that it was seldom seen above 2% in a commercial scent – it was just that strong. Then along came scents like Green Irish Tweed with 5% pure Ambrox DL, and later Aventus with 11% of the pure "super" Ambrox Classique (the captive one). Now Ambrox is used like Iso E Super – at super doses. Did our noses just adapt in a societal shift…
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