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244: Chapter 243: Six Types of Synthetic Musk 244: Chapter 243: Six Types of Synthetic Musk After saying this, Yue Feng took the entire set of reagent bottles and a glass petri dish, expertly pouring the powder from each bottle into it.

As soon as the six types of counterfeit musk were displayed, the viewers in the live stream went wild again.

It wasn’t that these substances had any magical properties, but rather that they closely resembled the ingredients that some viewers had previously purchased from various masters to soak in Musk Wine.

“Damn!

The third one is almost identical to the Musk Wine ingredient I bought from Master XX before!”

“Crap!

Is the bottle on the far left also fake?

I had hoped that what I bought was real, but it seems I can’t rely on that!”

“The fourth bottle…”

Yue Feng matched all the labeled bottles with the samples and then said, “Yes, there’s only one answer.

They are all fake!”

Starting with the two on the far left, he introduced: “The first one on the left, commonly seen a couple of years ago, is still widely circulating in the market to this day!

What we found inside that turned out musk gland earlier was basically filled with this stuff!

Let me zoom in so you all can have a good look.

This substance is similar in color to the brown sugar we ate as kids, with low oil content, presenting a dry, granular state.

“This kind of musk usually contains a lot of what’s called ‘Musk’, specifically designed to fool those who have no understanding of it, believing that more Musk means better quality, aimed at novice buyers!”

“Now look at Number Two which, in essence, barely differs from Number One, but has been upgraded to look more like real musk!

The oil content has been increased, and you can vaguely see some artificially added animal hair in it.

The color is also slightly closer to the real thing.

“But, if we observe carefully, we can still spot issues!

For example, take a look at these few strands of hair.

Let me zoom in the camera for you.”

Yue Feng zoomed the camera in to a macro level, and the scattered strands of hair appeared clearly in front of everyone watching the live stream.

After having seen what real golden hair looks like, looking at these strands, the differences in shade and texture are blatantly obvious!

“You see, most of this is just some randomly added external fur, and in some cases, even goat hair is used to deceive!

Also, as you can see, neither of these musks contain ‘silver skin’, a substance found in minute quantities inside a musk gland and which is harder to counterfeit due to its physical state and color, hence it’s simply absent!”

After examining these two types of musk residues, we now look at another kind, Milk Residue Musk, also known as the third sample.

“This stuff has a darker color than the Musk Rice, with a higher oil content, and is a mixture of grains and small particles.

It imitates a richer, stickier state and had its time trending in the market, marketed as ‘Old Product from Outer Mongolia’.

“It fooled many people, but it’s less common in the market now.

This type is easier to identify; just be alert for a soy-black color, don’t fall for the seller’s stories, and certainly don’t be tempted by a bargain-hunting mentality.

That way, you’ll seldom be deceived.”

“Having examined Number Three, let’s move on to Number Four, another fake that has tricked numerous people.

I call it Grass Residue Musk.

This musk’s state is somewhere between Musk Rice and Milk Residue Musk, aiming to achieve a consistency with both a certain oiliness and dry scattering that resembles real musk.

“However, the color of this musk is a bit off; usually, it’s a muddled mix of dark brown and deeper soy colors, which looks messy and inconsistent like grass.

With a bit of attention to its appearance, it’s easy to distinguish!”

“After Number Four, let’s come to Number Five!

Not much to say here; it’s synthetic medical musk, priced at only a fraction of real musk!

Available in drugstores and on certain platforms, it’s mainly composed of synthetic Musk Ketone.

It can be used in medicine and has some healing properties.

“I haven’t tried using it for fishing, so I won’t comment on its effectiveness.

But as far as I know, many top-tier musk products include synthetic musk among their ingredients; whether they’re effective or not is a matter of opinion.”

The synthetic musk had been purchased through official channels and was stored in a small glass bottle as thick as a thumb.

Observing through the glass, one could see that the color inside was darker, distinctly different from natural musk.

After reviewing the first five types of musk, we now come to the last one.

Due to its position, this last type of fake musk hadn’t attracted much attention from viewers, but as Yue Feng adjusted the camera onto it, many began posting a series of question marks in the live chat.

“This is fake too?

It looks almost exactly the same as the one Brother Feng previously used to soak in wine, right?”

“Completely identical +1.

Just now Brother Feng mentioned the golden hair and silver skin, which can also be seen inside.

Brother Feng, could you have made a mistake?”

“If this stuff is also fake, then the world of musk is too deep!”

Yue Feng nodded, “Fake, equally fake!”

“This is the highest grade of high-quality counterfeit available on the market today!

It’s made from animal tissue cultures that imitate some of the natural formation processes of musk, so in terms of shape and details, it’s almost indistinguishable from the real thing!

“Worth mentioning is, in order to further improve the resemblance, they’ve even added a portion of real golden hair and silver skin, which makes it even more difficult to differentiate.

One of you guys asked if I made a mistake, which shows just how hard it is to tell them apart by appearance alone!”

“So what do we do, Brother Feng?

If we run into this kind of fake, aren’t we completely scammed?”

Yue Feng curled his lips into a smile, “This level of high-quality counterfeit is rarely seen in the market because the production process itself is quite complex, and the cost of counterfeiting is relatively high!

To discern it requires a significant amount of judgment skill.

“My personal advice is to avoid buying loose musk if possible.

If you can, it’s best to purchase musk glands and open them yourself.

When identifying, combine the gland’s details and compare them carefully.

If you find any detail that contradicts the original state, you need to be highly vigilant and cautious in your judgment, decision-making, and purchasing!!

“Besides that, there’s a simpler and more straightforward approach!

That is to buy musk from a reputable traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy.

It might be more expensive, but at least the quality is guaranteed, like the Tong Ren Tang pharmacy in Yanjing, where you can get 100-percent authentic musk.

As for the price, from what I understand, it’s around a thousand yuan and up!”

Having said all this, the viewers in the live stream commented that they had learned a lot.