Expensive coffee equals cruelty to civets

[Catherine]

The civets are gentle creatures and they do not deserve what is happening to them. They have already suffered enough from the perfume industry.

I guess ethanol is a restricted chemical. It is so similar to vodka, but I can see why ethanol would be better. You have me wondering about what might work.  Oil isn't enough of a preservative.

Could you make vanilla scent from the vanilla beans? I have never tried anything like this and now I am curious. I like vanilla and lavender together. The two scents combine beautifully.