base musky

Onestolide® Substitutes & Alternatives

musky sweet balsamic animalic waxy clean

Sweet, Musk, Balsamic, Animalic, Waxy

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (109-29-5) — the same core molecule sold under different trade names. They're close to interchangeable, but purity and isomer ratio can cause subtle differences in strength and character, so treat them as near-identical rather than exactly the same.

Dihydroambrettolide CAS 109-29-5
Same molecule
Hexadecanolide CAS 109-29-5
Same molecule

15 substitutes for Onestolide®

1.

Fixomusk

83.6% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet and animalic

2.

Exaltone

75.6% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet and animalic

3.

Animalid

75.2% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky and animalic

4.

MUSCONE

72.4% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet and animalic

5.

Tonkin Intense

72.4% match
heart floral
Why this substitute

Shares animalic, musky and radiant

6.

Muscemor

72.4% match
heart animalic
Why this substitute

Shares musky and animalic

7.

X-MUSK F-TEC

72.4% match
heart fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares musky and animalic

8.

X-Musk Fleuressence

72.4% match
heart fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares musky and animalic

9.

Musc Doré

71.8% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, animalic and sweet

10.

CIVETTONE

70.9% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, animalic and sweet

11.

Macrolide

70.9% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet and animalic

12.

Civet Absolute (Synthetic)

70.0% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares musky, animalic and sweet

13.

Musk Ketone

69.9% match
base musky Same position
Why this substitute

Shares musky, animalic and sweet

14.

Iso Amyl Phenyl Acetate

69.5% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares musky, sweet, animalic and balsamic

15.

Animusk Extra

69.4% match
heart musky
Why this substitute

Shares animalic and musky