Fragrance Oils

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Our superior quality, concentrated, Cosmetic Fragrance Oils are formulated to be safe for use on the skin when used properly diluted. Best of all, they are alcohol-free!

Our Cosmetic Fragrance Oils will not cause seizing in CP soap and are not drying to the skin. They work well in soaps, lotions, creams, powders, balms, oils and scrubs. They are generally used at 2-5% in formulations and can be used as perfume oils when diluted in a vegetable oil or jojoba.

Fragrance oils do not disperse well in water without the aid of a solubilizer. To make water or alcohol based perfumes, air fresheners, linen sprays and other water or alcohol based formulations, you may use our Fragrance Oil Base or Polysorbate 20.

Blend our Diffuser Base with our fragrance oils to create extraordinary fragrances for use with our Diffuser Reeds. The Diffuser Base slows the evaporation of fragrance oils and allows the oil to be slowly wicked up the reeds.

Important Notes:

• Our line of Cosmetic Fragrance Oils are highly concentrated and are intended to be diluted before direct use on the skin or used as an ingredient in personal care product formulations. We strongly recommend diluting them at a minimum ratio of 1 part fragrance oil to 3 parts product/oil/diluent. In most formulations, they can (and should) be diluted even further.
• Our Cosmetic Fragrance Oils are not for use in candles. The diluent used in our toiletry fragrance oils is better for the skin than cheaper quality diluents used in candle fragrances but it does not burn well in candles. Please visit our Candle Fragrance Oil section for the candle versions of these fragrances.
• Our Cosmetic Fragrance Oils are not intended for use in lip products. We offer specially formulated flavor oils that are approcved for use in lip products. Please see our Flavor Oil section for lip product approved oils.
• Our 16 oz. and 1 gallon bottles of fragrance oil are shipped in plastic HDPE bottles. We recommend that you transfer these oils to glass bottles upon receipt. We offer 16 oz. Boston Round bottles within our Packaging section.

Tips for Using Fragrance Oils in Cold Process Soap:

When trying a new fragrance oil in cold process soap, please use the following guidelines:

• Cold process soaps require about 1 oz of fragrance per pound of soap, but this can vary greatly with fragrance oils. Lighter scents will probably require 1-2 oz per pound of soap. Always do a test batch to test the strength and holding power of a fragrance in your formulation.
• Mix the fragrance oil with a carrier oil that you are using as a superfatting agent, or with some oil that you reserved from your recipe. Blending the fragrance oil with a carrier tends to buffer the reaction when it hits the raw soap.
• Do not use a stick blender. Stick blenders will accelerate trace. If the fragrance oil that you use also accelerates trace, you will have a compound reaction. Wait until you are familiar with the fragrance oil before you use mechanical mixing. If there appears to be no acceleration, then you may start using short bursts of the stick blender.
• Keep your temperatures within an average range, not too high or too low. This will help avoid a reaction.
• Do not use Grapefruit Seed Extract (GSE) with a new fragrance oil. GSE is used in soap to accelerate a slow trace. If you use fragrance oils and GSE together, you may wind up with an accelerated trace.
• Using the right procedures, you should be able to use any of our cosmetic fragrance oils in cold process soap without difficulty. We highly recommend that you do a test batch with any new fragrance oil.

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