Synthetics
I do not have enough information to describe the smell of animal carbolactone.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1989): Dry animal amber ambergris civet musk
Symrise: Complex animalic note reminiscent of ambergris, civet and musk
Stable in: body lotion (good), shampoo (good), soap (very good), ap roll-on (very good), powder (good), cleaner citric (good), cleaner apc (very good), bleach (poor).
Moellhausen: Complex animalic note reminiscent of ambergris, civet and musk