Whale products

thumb|upright=1.3|Ambergris in dried form

right|upright=0.75|frame|Baleen hair is attached to each baleen plate.|alt=Photo displaying dozens of baleen plates. The plates face each other, and are evenly spaced at approximately intervals. The plates are attached to the jaw at the top, and have hairs at the bottom end. upright=0.75|thumb|Appearance of baleen hair in a whale's open mouth upright=0.75|thumb|Cross-section of jaw showing bone a, gum b, rigid plate c and frayed baleen hairs d and e

thumb|Left to right: A sample of solid raw spermaceti, a spermaceti wax candle and a bottle of sperm oil. Spermaceti , one of the fractions of sperm oil, is a waxy substance found in the head cavities of the sperm whale (and, in smaller quantities, in the oils of other whales). Spermaceti is created in the spermaceti organ inside the whale's head. This organ may contain as much as of spermaceti. It has been extracted by whalers since the 17th century for human use in cosmetics, textiles, and candles.

300px|thumb|Whale blubber Blubber is a thick layer of vascularized adipose tissue under the skin of all cetaceans, pinnipeds, penguins, sirenians, and polar bears. It was present in many marine reptiles, such as ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs.

chemical compound

oil obtained from the blubber of whales

Ambrein is a triterpene alcohol that is the chief constituent of ambergris, a secretion from the digestive system of the sperm whale. It has been suggested as the possible active component producing the supposed aphrodisiac effects of ambergris. Although ambrein itself is odorless, it serves as the biological precursor for aromatic derivatives such as ambroxide and is thought to possess fixative properties for other odorants.

thumb|American whaling ships, scrimshaw on whale tooth, c. 1800 Scrimshaw is scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses.