Gingerbread, Fragrance Oil, 10 ml

Honey cake fragrance oil is a fragrance composition with the scent of honey cake, for scenting your own cosmetics, soap and candles. It is added in a small amount to the finished base and gives it the warm scent of Christmas baking. The composition is of European origin and cosmetic grade.

It is suitable for soap, body creams and lotions, shower gels and lip balms, as well as for container candles, tea light candles and air fresheners.

Use in formulations

The fragrance oil is oil-soluble and alcohol-soluble and does not dissolve in water. In emulsions and anhydrous products, it is added to the oil phase or to the finished emulsion during the cooling phase, at a temperature below 40 °C, while stirring continuously. Water-based products without an oil phase (toners, air freshener sprays, body mists) require a solubiliser, otherwise the fragrance oil will separate.

There is no single universal usage rate. The maximum permitted amount in the finished product is set by the IFRA limit for the specific product category: the rate differs for lip balm, body cream and candles. The limits for all categories are listed in the IFRA certificate in the Product documentation section.

In cold process soap, the fragrance oil behaves well. In a soap maker’s practical test, it did not accelerate trace or thicken the batter, so there is enough time for layering, swirling colours or other decoration. It did not discolour the soap batter, and the white base kept its colour. It is added once light trace is reached, together with the other additives, before pouring into the mould.

Suitable for products such as

• Cold process soap and liquid soap – in a practical test in cold process soap, it did not accelerate trace or discolour the batter.
• Body creams, lotions and butters – added to the cooled emulsion, with the usage rate based on IFRA category 5A.
• Shower gels and shampoos – in rinse-off products, it is incorporated at the end of production; in bases without an oil phase, it is added with a solubiliser.
• Candles and wax melts – mixed into the wax before pouring into the container, in an amount based on IFRA category 12.
• Air fresheners – it dissolves directly in alcohol and oil bases, and in water-based ones with a solubiliser.

Good to know

The composition has a yellow colour. In cold process soap, it did not discolour the batter in a practical test. For crystal-clear colourless bases and light-coloured candles, check the shade on a test sample.

A fragrance oil differs from an essential oil. An essential oil is obtained from a plant, whereas a fragrance oil is a compounded fragrance composition, which also allows for scents with no natural source, such as honey cake itself. Both are added to products in the same way, at a low usage rate at the end of production.

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