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Tonka Bean Oil

Tonka Bean Oil

Regular price Rs.300.00
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Olfactory Notes: Vanilla, Sweet, Warm, Powdery, Coumarin, Almond, Balsamic, Tobacco

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🚚 Estimated delivery time: Jul 10, 2025
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Information About Tonka Bean Oil

  • 100% natural oil from tonka bean seeds
  • Adds warmth, sweetness, and depth to base notes
  • Ideal for amber, gourmand, woody, and fougère accords
  • Natural source of coumarin, a powerful scent and fixative
  • Suitable for perfumes, attars, incense, and solid fragrances

Tonka Bean Oil is a rich, warm, and sweetly aromatic essential oil extracted from the seeds of the Dipteryx odorata tree. Known for its naturally high coumarin content, this luxurious oil offers a creamy, powdery, vanilla-like aroma with soft almond, caramel, and tobacco undertones. It is widely used in gourmand, oriental, ambery, and fougère-style perfumes as a natural fixative and comforting base note.

Tonka Bean Oil deepens the sweetness and warmth of blends and works beautifully with ingredients like Ethyl Vanillin, Benzoin, Tolu Balsam, and Ambroxan to create cozy and long-lasting fragrances.

INCI Name: Dipteryx Odorata (Tonka) Seed Oil

CAS Number: 8024-04-2

Molecular Composition: Natural mix rich in coumarin

Appearance: Pale to medium yellow oil

Odor Description: Sweet, warm, vanilla-like, almond, slightly spicy

Purity: 100% natural essential oil

Melting Point: Not applicable

Boiling Point: ~220–260°C (estimated based on constituents)

Flash Point: ~100°C

Density: ~0.95 g/cm³

Solubility: Soluble in alcohol, DPG, and oils

Recommended Usage: 0.1%–2% depending on formula and IFRA category

Category: Natural Fixative / Gourmand Base – Perfumery Use Only

Use 0.5–1.5% Tonka Bean Oil to create cozy and elegant base notes. Pair with Ethyl Vanillin, Tolu Balsam, and Ambroxan to build rich amber or sweet woody accords. Great in oil-based perfumes, incense pastes, and solid perfumes.

💡 Want to make your amber or dessert perfume richer and smoother? 🍮🔥 Add 1% Tonka Bean Oil with Benzoin and Ethyl Vanillin for a warm, sweet base that lingers like soft caramel and powdery vanilla. ✨🧴

Q1: Is Tonka Bean Oil the same as synthetic coumarin?

No. While both contain coumarin, Tonka Bean Oil is a natural essential oil with a more complex, soft, and warm scent profile.

Q2: Can I use this in oil-based perfumes and attars?

Yes! It's fully compatible with oils and blends easily with fixatives and sweet base materials.

Q3: Is it safe for skin-contact products?

Tonka Bean Oil contains natural coumarin and is restricted by IFRA. Always follow proper usage levels and safety guidelines.

Q4: What does it pair well with?

Best with vanilla, amber, woods, musks, benzoin, ethyl maltol, and balsamic ingredients for cozy or elegant finishes.

Q5: Is it suitable for candles or incense?

Absolutely. It adds a creamy sweetness and fixative power to wax and incense formulations.

Upon request, we will provide.

Where Can You Safely Use Tonka Bean Oil?

Discover how Tonka Bean Oil performs across different applications—rated for safety, stability, and effectiveness.

Alcoholic Perfume
9
Very Good
Anti-perspirants/Deo
5
Mediocre
Creams and Lotions
9
Very Good
Lipsticks
6
Fair
Talcum Powder
9
Very Good
Tablet Soap
6
Fair
Liquid Soap
9
Very Good
Shampoo
9
Very Good
Hair Conditioner
9
Very Good
Bath/Shower Gel
9
Very Good
Cold Wave
4
Slight Issues
Acid Cleaner
4
Slight Issues
Ammonia
9
Very Good
Chlorine
9
Very Good
Detergent Powder
9
Very Good
Liquid Detergent
9
Very Good
Fabric Softener
9
Very Good
Candles
9
Very Good
Incense
6
Fair