{"product_id":"tonka-bean-absolute-dlvrr","title":"Tonka Bean - Absolute","description":"\u003ch5\u003eQuick overview\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Certificates of Analysis\" href=\"https:\/\/livinglibations.filecloudonline.com\/url\/certificatesofanalysistonkabeanabsolute\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView or Download Certificate of Analysis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003eThe treasure of \u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTonka Bean \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAbsolute is found in its fantastic fixative quality for natural perfumes. Captured from the almond-shaped seeds or \"beans\" of the tropical \u003cem\u003eDipteryx odorata\u003c\/em\u003e tree, Tonka Bean is an aromatic alternative to vanilla bean. It is used to sweeten grass and hay-based perfumes and to highlight warm notes with its rich, amber, almond-like, carmelicious essence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDipteryx odorata\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Family: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFabaceae\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtraction Method: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAbsolute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart of Plant Distilled:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Seeds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of Origin: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePeru \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultivation Method:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Wild\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 50% \u003cem\u003eDipteryx odorata\u003c\/em\u003e + 50% Organic Biodynamic Alcohol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsistency: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThick viscosity yet pourable with the alcohol.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Rich and tenacious, with herby notes of sweet hay, tobacco and marzipan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlends well with:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Jasmine, Vanilla, Rose, Ylang, Tobacco, Oakmoss, Tuberose, Lemon, Rockrose, Lime, Hay, Bergamot, Orris Root, Vetiver, Spikenard, Grapefruit, Coffee Bean, Cardamom, Lavender, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Patchouli, Tobacco, and Carrot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUses:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This thick absolute is solid at room temperature. It is best experienced in dilution; bottled with 50% Organic Biodynamic Alcohol it is ready to go for use in exquisite perfumery as a fixative and aromatherapy blends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContraindication:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Can be photosensitizing to the skin (due to the coumarin compounds) if applied in high concentration and exposed to direct sunlight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003eTonka Bean Absolute is an olfactory usher that guides natural perfumes along their path to aromatic transcendence. This rich, tenacious, vanilla-velvet aroma is used to sweeten grassy, hay-based, balsamic bouquets – a refreshing alternative to florals. If you want to create a sweet-yet-robust blend, Tonka Bean Absolute is your best friend!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003eThese beautiful beans grow wild throughout Central and South America and can also be found in Africa. Tonka seeds or 'beans' grow inside the fat fruits of the Dipteryx odorata tree. A single, solitary bean grows wild within each fruit, like a lone pearl tucked inside an oyster. The beans are then dried to allow an aromatic substance called coumarin to form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #8c4400;\"\u003eCoumarin is what gives tonka beans their sweet, caramel vanilla-like fragrance. For a long time, coumarin was used in cooking as a substitute for Vanilla. Today, it is still used in some countries to flavor Tobacco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\"As well as imparting a sweet, powdery accord to fragrances, tonka bean is also used as a fixative, and can be found in the basenotes of many fragrances... a floral aldehydic fragrance, where it is used along with natural vanilla to complement the rose, jasmine and tuberose accords. Tonka is also important in the fougère category, where it typically forms an accord with lavender and oakmoss... Tonka bean is often paired with vanilla, where it can give a coconut-like dry-down...\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e~ Jennifer Peace Rhind, Fragrance and Wellbeing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\"The fragrance of tonka bean oil seems like a gentle, joyful melody. It suggests images of sun-drenched meadows and sweet smelling flowers. Tonka bean gladdens the heart, creates certain calm, and throws everything into a friendly light.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e~ Suzanne Fischer-Rizzi, The Complete Aromatherapy Handbook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e\"Tonka bean absolute contains a high percentage of coumarin. However, it is a sweeter coumarin, fruitier and caramelized, more herbal, very slightly tobacco-scented and less reminiscent of bitter almonds than the synthetic product.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6800cc;\"\u003e~ H. Panda, The Complete Technology Book on Herbal Perfumes \u0026amp; Cosmetics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Libations","offers":[{"title":"2.5ml \/50:50 Alcohol","offer_id":46299374485642,"sku":"1-EA103-2-D-DL","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5ml\/50:50 Alcohol","offer_id":46299374518410,"sku":"1-EA103-5-D-DL","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"15ml\/50:50 Alcohol","offer_id":46299374551178,"sku":"1-EA103-15-D-DL","price":71.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30ml\/50:50 Alcohol","offer_id":46299374583946,"sku":"1-EA103-30-D-DL","price":122.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100ml\/50:50 Alcohol","offer_id":46299374616714,"sku":"1-EA103-100-D-DL","price":486.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0301\/8729\/0762\/files\/TonkaBean-min.png?v=1762439530","url":"https:\/\/lavinglibations.com\/products\/tonka-bean-absolute-dlvrr","provider":"Living Libations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}