Resembling a rodent but related to elephants, the rock hyrax is a wild animal from Africa that marks its territory with a thick pheremone-laden spray which petrifies over time. It is the rock-like nature of the aged material that leads to its nickname: “hyraceum stone”. The animals that produced the fossilised material we tincture at Fraterworks lived hundreds (and even potentially) thousands of years ago.

Hyraceum tincture exudes a wonderfully complex barnyard-like odour crossed with wild homey which immediately transports you to the unspoilt savannahs of Africa. A most interesting and unique animalic, hyraceum blends beautifully with the other classic perfumery animalics.