Massoia

The creamy, coconut-like note in many natural perfumes is assumed to come from coconut. Often it comes from bark. Massoia lactone, a lactone found in Cryptocarya massoia, is one of the few natural sources of that milky, lactonic tone.

01 · Origin

A tree of the laurel family, Lauraceae, native to the forests of New Guinea and the surrounding islands. The bark has long been traded as an aromatic. This oil is distilled in Indonesia from the bark of wild trees.

02 · Chemistry

Massoia lactone dominates the profile and defines it. Benzyl benzoate is present in smaller proportion and adds a faint balsamic sweetness. Few essential oils are built so completely on a single lactone.

03 · In Practice

Creamy, sweet and coconut-like, with a warm woody dryness beneath. A middle to base note. A trace adds roundness to floral, gourmand and woody accords. Used at very low concentration only, in natural perfumery and olfactory study. Blends with sandalwood, tonka, vanilla, ylang ylang, jasmine and tuberose.

General information: For external use only. Dilute before applying to skin. Keep away from heat and sunlight. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.