Ingredients · Musks · dry-down

Tonalide

Say itTOH-nuh-lyde

Sweet, powdery musk with fruity-berry and earthy undertones.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab.

When you smell it

Dry-down: what stays.

What perfumers do with it

Tenacious, inexpensive musk for fine and functional fragrance; pairs with Galaxolide for fullness.

Worth knowing

Poor biodegradability has led some brands to phase it out of their formulas.

Rules

Limited. EU cosmetics law caps its concentration by product type.

Also called

AHTN; Fixolide (Givaudan); acetyl hexamethyl tetralin