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Perfumery | Warm and gourmand, it brings a rich vanilla-almond facet to compositions, ideal for oriental and fougère accords
TONKA BEAN ABSOLUTE
Botanical name: Dipterix odorata L.
Plant part: Beans
Country of origin: Brazil
Country of manufacturing: France
Extraction method: Solvent extraction
DESCRIPTION
Tonka Bean Absolute is a precious and highly distinctive raw material, appreciated in perfumery for its warm, sweet, and enveloping profile. Its aroma is dominated by natural coumarin, which provides vanilla-like, almond-like, and slightly spicy notes, with elegant balsamic and tobacco nuances.
This absolute is particularly used to bring roundness, warmth, and sensuality to compositions, helping to create gourmand, oriental, and amber bases.
Thanks to its olfactory richness and good stability, Tonka Bean Absolute is used in both fine and artistic perfumery and scented cosmetics, where it adds a warm, refined dimension to formulations.
PERFUMERY
In perfumery, Tonka Bean Absolute is a base note used to build gourmand, oriental, amber, and fougère accords. Its sweet, vanilla-like, and slightly almond-like character adds roundness and depth to compositions, improving the transition between heart and base notes.
It blends beautifully with vanilla, cocoa, tobacco, soft woods, musks, and sweet spices, helping to create enveloping, sophisticated fragrances.
It is particularly appreciated in modern gourmand compositions and fougère bases, where the coumarin note adds warmth and lasting power.
Also available at 10% in alcohol of vegetal origin, for easier dosing and improved olfactory diffusion.
Olfactory family: Gourmand
Olfactory pyramid: Base note
COSMETICS
In cosmetics, Tonka Bean Absolute is used as a fragrance ingredient to impart a sweet, warm, and gourmand note, with vanilla and almond nuances.
It is suitable for creams, lotions, body oils, balms, and personal care products, where it helps create a rich, comforting olfactory profile.
It blends easily with vanilla, floral, and musky accords, making it particularly interesting in bodycare and haircare formulations with a warm, enveloping character.
