White Tea Fragrance Oil, 100 ml

Fragrance oil, white tea is a fragrance composition of European origin that gives cosmetics the scent of white tea. It has a single role in a product: it provides fragrance. It is added at the end of production, dissolves in oils and in alcohol, and is suitable for both rinse-off and leave-on products, from soaps and shower gels to creams, body oils and hair care.

The composition is of synthetic origin, contains no materials of animal origin and has not been tested on animals. Besides cosmetics, it is also used in bath bombs, candles, diffusers and household cleaning products.

Fragrance oil and essential oil

White tea fragrance oil is not made from tea leaves. It is a blend of fragrance compounds designed so that the scent resembles white tea. Essential oils are of plant origin and are also credited with cosmetic effects, whereas a fragrance oil makes no such claims. In a product it is the fragrance component, so when choosing the other raw materials only its scent and stability need to be considered.

Use in a formulation

The composition is soluble in oil and in alcohol, and does not dissolve in water. It is therefore incorporated directly into emulsions, oils, balms and soaps. In water-based products such as toners, body sprays or clear gels, it needs a solubiliser (for example Polysorbate 20 or PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil). Mix it with the solubiliser first and only then add it to the water phase, otherwise it will stay on the surface in droplets and the product will turn cloudy.

In creams and lotions, add it only in the cooling phase, when the emulsion is below 40 °C and already stable. Fragrance compounds are volatile, and at a higher temperature part of them would escape and the scent of the finished product would change. Add it with brief, thorough mixing so that it disperses evenly and does not disturb the texture. In anhydrous products, that is body oils, balms or massage bars, mix it into the oil phase after it has cooled.

In cold process soap, the composition behaves well. In a practical test by a soap maker, it did not accelerate trace, the batter did not thicken after the fragrance was added, and it left time even for slower techniques such as multicoloured patterns. It did not discolour the batter, and the soap kept the shade of the base recipe. Add it to the soap batter at light trace.

For candles, wax melts and diffusers, no data are available on how the fragrance behaves in wax or on its strength during burning. Make a test candle or a small batch of diffuser blend and fine-tune the amount of fragrance according to the result, while observing the IFRA limit for category 12.

Suitable for products such as

• Cold process soaps – added to the batter at light trace; in a practical test it neither accelerated trace nor discoloured the batter.
• Shower gels, shampoos and liquid soaps – incorporated into rinse-off products with surfactants after the base has cooled, or after premixing with a solubiliser.
• Creams, body lotions and body oils – added in the cooling phase or to the cooled oil phase.
• Bath bombs and bath salts – the fragrance is mixed into the oil component of the recipe, which is then combined with the dry mixture.
• Perfumes and alcohol-based body sprays – it dissolves in alcohol, so it does not need a solubiliser in an alcohol base.
• Candles, diffusers and household products – after checking its behaviour on a test sample.

Good to know

The scent can come across with different strength in different bases: in solid soap after saponification, in an emulsion with a preservative, or in a product with the distinct smell of a vegetable oil. Therefore, check the behaviour of the fragrance and the stability of the emulsion on a small sample of the finished formulation, and assess it after several days, once the scent has settled. When working with the undiluted composition, protect your skin and follow the instructions in the safety data sheet.

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