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Ditax wood

Q: Is Ditax wood natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: No commercial extraction exists for Detarium senegalense wood in perfumery..

WOODS AND MOSSES / woody · earthy · warm

Ditax wood

Category	WOODS AND MOSSES
Subcategory	woody · earthy · warm
Origin
Volatility	Base Note
Botanical	Detarium senegalense
Appearance	Pale yellow to amber liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Senegal, West Africa
Pyramid	Base

Dry, faintly sweet, warm tropical wood. Ditax is a West African tree whose wood has a mild, unremarkable woodiness — its fruit is more notable than its timber.

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In Perfumery

Scent

Mild, warm, faintly sweet woody. Less aromatic than most standard perfumery woods. A quiet, unassuming tropical timber — warm, slightly dusty, without strong resinous or balsamic character.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Mild warm wood, faintly sweet, quiet

After a few hours

Softer, warmer, barely perceptible

After a few days

Very faint warm woody trace

The Full Story

Ditax (Detarium senegalense) is a West African tree whose fruit is consumed locally as a food and whose wood is used in construction and carpentry. The wood has a mild, warm, slightly sweet woody character without the intensity of African hardwoods like ebony or African mahogany.

Detarium senegalense grows in the Sahel and savanna regions of West Africa, from Senegal to Sudan. The fruit is rich in vitamin C and is processed into juice, jam, and fermented beverages in local cuisine.

In perfumery, ditax wood is a niche note providing a mild, warm, tropical African wood character. No commercial extraction exists for the fragrance industry — the note is conceptual, representing West African woodlands.

This note in Première Peau. Nuit Elastique · Albâtre Sépia. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.

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Related: Alder · Alpha Humulene · Amaranth · Amberever · Ambramone · Amburana Bark · Antillone · Apple Tree

Did You Know?

Did you know?

Detarium senegalense fruit contains up to 1,280 mg of vitamin C per 100g — roughly 20 times the concentration in oranges, making it one of the richest natural vitamin C sources in West Africa.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: No commercial extraction exists for Detarium senegalense wood in perfumery.

Molecular Formula	Complex mixture (terpenes, sesquiterpenes)
CAS Number	N/A — no standard CAS for ditax wood oil
Botanical Name	Detarium senegalense
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	DITATX · DITATX TREE
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Appearance	Pale yellow to amber liquid

In Perfumery

Ditax wood is a niche concept note — no commercial extract exists. Provides a mild West African woody modifier. Reconstructed from warm wood materials. Functions in African-inspired and tropical-wood compositions.