base musky

Tonalide Substitutes & Alternatives

musky sweet powdery clean woody soapy

Tonalide presents a clean, sweet musk aroma with distinctive powdery character and subtle woody undertones.

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (1506-02-1) — 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.

Fixolide CAS 1506-02-1
Same molecule

⚗ 8 substitutes for Tonalide

1.

Musk Xylene

52.5% match
base musky Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

2.

Muscemor

51.7% match
base animalic
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

3.

Macrolide

44.8% match
base green
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

4.

MUSCENONE® DELTA

42.4% match
base woody
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

5.

MUSCONE

37.1% match
base woody
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

6.

Musk Concentrate

37.0% match
base fantasy
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

7.

POWDERY F-TEC

31.4% match
base fantasy
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

8.

Powdery Fleuressence

26.3% match
base fantasy
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy