Fresh Cotton Fragrance Oil, 100 ml

Cotton fragrance oil adds the scent of cotton to soaps, shower gels, creams, hair care products, candles, and laundry and cleaning products. In a formulation, it acts as the fragrance component.

The composition is synthetic, of European origin, and contains no materials of animal origin. It is used in rinse-off and leave-on products for the body, face, hands and hair.

What it is suitable for

• Soaps and rinse-off cosmetics – solid and liquid soaps, shower gels, bath products, shampoos and rinse-off conditioners.
• Leave-on and decorative cosmetics – body creams, lotions and oils, hand creams, face creams, deodorants and antiperspirants.
• Candles and diffusers – candles of all types, including container candles, and fragrances for diffusers.
• Laundry and home care – laundry products, fabric care and household cleaning products.

Use in a formulation

The fragrance oil is added at the end of production, during the cooling phase or afterwards into the finished base. The recommended processing temperature is below 40 °C. It is incorporated by stirring.

It dissolves in oils and in alcohol and is insoluble in water. In emulsions (creams, body lotions, conditioners), it is stirred in after cooling below 40 °C. In anhydrous products, such as body oils, it dissolves directly in the oil phase. In alcohol bases, it also dissolves without any auxiliary ingredients.

Purely water-based products require a solubiliser. The fragrance oil is first mixed with it, and only this mixture is gradually added to the water phase. The ratio of solubiliser to fragrance oil should be tested on a small sample.

In candles, the fragrance oil is stirred into the melted wax just before pouring, at the lowest temperature the wax allows. In cold process soap, first check the fragrance in a small test batch.

Usage rate and IFRA limits

The maximum permitted amount is determined by the IFRA limit for the category to which the finished product belongs. Solid and liquid soaps, shampoos and shower gels fall into category 9, and deodorants and antiperspirants into category 2. Body creams, lotions and oils belong to 5A, face creams and toners to 5B, and hand creams to 5C. Candles fall into category 12, and hand-wash laundry detergents and dishwashing products into category 10A.

Good to know

• Colour – the fragrance oil is colourless and clear. It is advisable to check its effect on the colour of the finished product on a sample.
• No preservatives or alcohol – it contains no preservatives, parabens, alcohol, formaldehyde or formaldehyde donors.
• Allergens – it contains one or more fragrance allergens listed in Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
• CMR – the product is not classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction. However, it contains ingredients with a CMR classification: Anisaldehyde and Cyclamen Aldehyde.

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