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.

Muscemor

81.5% match
heart animalic
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

2.

Musk Xylene

76.4% match
base musky Same position
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Why this substitute

Shares soapy and musky

3.

MUSCENONE® DELTA

68.2% match
heart woody
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

4.

Musk Concentrate

68.1% match
heart fantasy
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

5.

MUSCONE

62.3% match
heart woody
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

6.

Macrolide

61.0% match
heart musky
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

7.

POWDERY F-TEC

44.4% match
heart fantasy
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Why this substitute

Shares musky and soapy

8.

Powdery Fleuressence

32.4% match
heart fantasy
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Why this substitute

Shares soapy and musky