I’m in tropics
I’m diffusing Massoia Bark with Bergamot and Lime. Boom…I’m in tropics 🏝🍹
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Massoia Bark Essential Oil (Cryptocaryo Massoio)
- Steam-distilled massoia bark from Indonesia. Distilled from Cryptocarya massoia, a tree of the laurel family native to the islands of Indonesia, and a rare oil few houses carry.
- Creamy toasted coconut, caramel and nutty. The scent massoia is prized for, sweet and tropical, closer to dessert than to anything green.
- Made for the diffuser, not the skin. A potent aromatic that belongs in the air and stays off the skin. How to use it.
- Massoia lactone behind the coconut scent. The oil's dominant compound, and the quickest proof you have real massoia and not a coconut copy.
- An oil we use ourselves. Like everything we sell, this is one we keep at home, and it's third-party tested for synthetics and adulteration.
- The same oil in every size. Pick the bottle that suits you on the Compare tab, and start with a single drop if massoia is new to you. Compare sizes.
Botanical name
Cryptocaryo Massoio
Origin
Indonesia
Plant part
Bark
Extraction
Steam Distillation
Perfumery note
Base
Aroma
Toasted Coconut, Caramel, Nutty, Sweet
$36.00
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100% pure, nothing added and nothing removed
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Store information.
Single origin
Bark, Indonesia
Steam Distillation
Indonesia
Family owned
Big Island Hawaii since 2011
45-day returns
No-fuss returns and exchanges
Product specification
Botanical NameCryptocaryo Massoio
Common NameMassoia Bark, Cryptocarya Massoia
Plant PartBark
Method of ExtractionSteam Distillation
Country of OriginIndonesia
Oil Color / ConsistencyClear, Pale Yellow, Thin Consistency
AromaToasted Coconut, Caramel, Nutty, Sweet
Perfumery NoteBase
Our quality promise
The same standard, every bottle
100% pure
A single ingredient, nothing added and nothing removed
Batch-coded
Quality checked on arrival in Keaau
Family owned
Big Island Hawaii since 2011
45-day returns
No-fuss returns and exchanges
Massoia bark, the coconut-scented oil of Cryptocarya massoia
6 benefits of Massoia Bark Essential Oil
How to use
In a diffuser
In the airAdd 1 or 2 drops to a standard diffuser and let it run, giving the room fresh air between sessions of 30 to 60 minutes. A little massoia goes a long way, so start low and add more only if the scent is too faint. The oil is thick and sticky, so wipe the diffuser out well afterwards, or it can gum up the works.
In a blend for the air
PerfumeryA trace of massoia deepens a diffuser blend or an aroma accord, pulling tropical and gourmand scents together. Keep it to the smallest amount, since it is strong and tenacious and will take over a mix if you let it. This is a bench-and-diffuser oil, so blend it for the air, never for the skin.
Not for the skin or the bath
SafetyMassoia bark oil stays out of any skin blend and out of the bath, since its lactones make it far too sharp for direct contact. The natural oil is barred from cosmetic skin use under IFRA rules, so diffuse it or blend it for the air instead. Keep the bottle closed, out of reach of children, and away from broken or reactive skin.
3 recipes using this oil
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1 dropMassoia Bark Essential Oil
3 dropsBergamot Essential Oil
2 dropsLime Essential Oil
Method. Add the drops to a water diffuser and run it for a session. The bergamot and lime lift the top while the massoia sits underneath as the sweet coconut, so the room reads like a tropical drink. Give the diffuser a wipe once you are done.
1 dropMassoia Bark Essential Oil
3 dropsVanilla Essential Oil
2 dropsHawaiian Sandalwood Essential Oil
Method. Drop the oils into a running diffuser and warm the room. Vanilla rounds the coconut and the sandalwood gives it a dry, woody depth, so the blend turns cozy rather than sharp. Run it in a small space for the best effect.
1 dropMassoia Bark Essential Oil
2 dropsPink Grapefruit Essential Oil
2 dropsYlang Ylang Essential Oil
1 dropPatchouli Essential Oil
Method. Combine the oils in a diffuser and switch it on. Pink grapefruit brightens the top, ylang ylang brings a creamy floral, and patchouli grounds the blend while massoia ties it together with coconut. Add one more drop of grapefruit if you want it brighter.
Compare sizes and pick your value
Every size is the same oil. The larger the bottle, the lower the price per ml.
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Frequently asked questions
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
Massoia bark oil smells of creamy toasted coconut, with caramel, a nutty warmth and a buttery sweetness underneath. The coconut leads and lingers, and a faint dry, woody note keeps it from turning sickly. It is the scent of coconut without any coconut in the bottle.
No, massoia bark oil contains no coconut at all. The creamy coconut scent comes from massoia lactone, a compound in the bark that happens to smell like coconut cream. The tree is a relative of laurel and cinnamon, not a palm.
No, we keep massoia bark oil off the skin entirely. The oil is a strong skin sensitizer, so it stays in the diffuser rather than in a lotion or a skin oil. If you have met a page that shows it going on skin neat, that guidance is not safe for this oil.
No, keep massoia bark oil away from pregnancy and from children, and well out of their reach. As a skin sensitizer it stays in the diffuser, so the question of putting it on skin does not come up. If you are pregnant, nursing or unsure, check with your own clinician before diffusing any essential oil.
No, neither the natural oil nor its isolated massoia lactone is IFRA approved for skin or cosmetic use. Both are IFRA-prohibited because they are strong sensitizers on the skin. That is why we sell massoia as a diffuser and perfumery oil, not a skin oil.
Massoia lactone is an alkyl lactone drawn from massoia bark, and it is the compound behind the oil's coconut aroma. It is the dominant constituent of the oil, which is what makes this a true massoia rather than a coconut imitation. On its own it smells sweet, creamy and milky, like coconut meat.
Massoia bark oil blends well with vanilla, bergamot and ylang ylang, and it sits happily under most tropical, gourmand and floral accords. Keep it to a trace, because a little dominates a blend. It works in the air, not on the skin.
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Frequently bought together
Massoia Bark Essential Oil (Cryptocaryo Massoio)
$36.00 · 5ml
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$17.00 · 5ml
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