Flavours for balsams and fragrance oils - differences

Flavors in lip balms are ingredients in cosmetics that fall under the control of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), not IFRA, because they are used in products that can be digested by the body, albeit not consciously, but you can't avoid that with lip balm or lipstick, for example. The ingredients contained in the flavours are approved by the company and considered GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe).

In addition to perhaps the most standarduse in balms, lipsticks or lip glosses, you can also use the flavors as an ingredient in massage oils, body sprays, perfumes or in spa products for yourself or even for your furry pets.

The flavors in the balms may smell, but they don't taste. You can only taste a certain flavor in those flavors that have sweeteners added. Our flavours are made using distilled fractionated coconut oil, which serves as a solvent to release the fragrance.

Flavors for balsams usually do not have as strong an intensity as fragrance oils, so you may prefer to use fragrance oils in your candles.

On the other hand, they are a more common choice in pet products as they are considered safer.

SCENTED OILS

These are not usually suitable for use in cosmetics applied to the lips. You can find this out quite easily - in the "Downloads" section for each fragrance oil we list the IFRA document where the maximum level of use for that type of product is given (this is either Class 1A or Class 1).

These fragrances are produced using solvents that provide a better release of fragrance than flavours. They are therefore suitable for use in soaps and cosmetic products such as creams, lotions, shampoos and shower gels, fizzy bath bombs, perfumes, but also in aromatherapy, potpourri, scented sticks or candles (NB: potpourri are wicker baskets or wooden bowls filled with dried flowers, leaves or spices mixed with a pleasant scent of oils).

And one more piece of essential information for us - none of the fragrances are tested on animals. We carefully select the best for you and thus there are really not a few fragrance oils in our e-shop that will amaze you not only with their name but especially with their scent.

Flavours for balsams and fragrance oils - differen

Do you know how flavours for balms and fragrance oils differ?

FLAVOURS FOR BALMS

SCENTED OILS