FRAGRANCE OILS

Fragrance oils for scenting candles, soaps and cosmetics

This category holds 291 fragrance oils — blends of aromatic substances made for scenting candles, diffusers, soaps and cosmetics. Compared with pure plant distillates they offer a stable fragrance intensity, good compatibility with common bases (surfactant systems, emulsions, waxes) and a broad range of notes from pine needles to chocolate, so you can design the scent of your product precisely.

Fragrance oil or essential oil?

Fragrance oils are compositions of natural and synthetic aromatic substances built for long-lasting scent and heat stability — which is why they are the first choice for candles and diffusers. Essential oils, by contrast, are pure plant extracts; the two groups can be combined in one recipe, you only need to watch the total fragrance load according to IFRA. The aroma compounds form a separate group of concentrated compositions.

Six fragrance families

We divide the range by olfactory family — choose according to the character of your product:

• Herbal and spicy: 63 packs of woody, herbal and spicy scents — Coniferous Forest, Palo Santo, Sandalwood & Myrrh, Whisky & Jazz or Mandarin & Chilli. Go to herbal and spicy aromas.
• Floral: 55 packs (14 floral scents) from Lavender Breeze through Country Rose and Blooming Peony to white gardenia. Go to floral aromas.
• Fruity and citrus: the largest family, 87 packs of fresh profiles — blood orange, strawberry, blackcurrant, Honey Sweet Mango or crushed melon. Go to fruity and citrus aromas.
• Food and drinks: 60 packs (16 scents) of gourmand compositions — dark chocolate, caramel bar, lemon cheesecake, Pink Gin or Pink Prosecco. Go to food and drinks aromas.
• Christmas: 19 seasonal scents for limited editions — Honey Cake, Christmas Gingerbread, Christmas Punch, The Scent of Christmas. Go to Christmas aromas.
• Luxury: 7 products of the Desire and Elegance perfume compositions. Go to luxury aromas.

Dosage and the structure of a scent

The dosage follows the IFRA standards for the particular fragrance and the type of product: in cosmetics usually 0.1 – 1 % for leave-on and 0.3 – 3 % for rinse-off products. With candles, test the fragrance load together with the type of wax and the wick, so that you achieve an even burn as well as a good hot and cold throw. How long a scent lasts is determined by its base notes, its character by the middle notes and the first impression by the top notes — and those (citrus ones in particular) fade the fastest.

Every fragrance oil is supplied with an SDS (MSDS), a certificate of analysis (COA), an IFRA statement and an allergen list, so you can label the finished product correctly. Pack sizes run from a 10 ml sample to 1 l; for help choosing a scent, write to [email protected].