All About ScentsUpdated 4 months ago

Fragrance Oils

In the simplest sense, a fragrance oil is a liquid containing blended aromatic and non-aromatic ingredients. They can contain synthetic and/or natural essential oils. With direct connections with formulators from the largest fragrance houses in the world, we stock thousands of unique never diluted fragrance oils between WSP, EBB, JS, MYOB & Rustic. A majority of the fragrances can be used in soap making, candle making, diffusers, lotions, soaks, steamers, bath bombs, shampoos, conditioners, pet products and more. 

EO & FO Blends

Wholesale Supplies Plus also carries Fragrance Oil and Essential Oil Blends that are popular scents for soap-making and handmade cosmetics. They are fragrances enhanced with the benefits of essential oils, and in some cases mostly essential oils with a splash of fragrance. Popular blends include citrus, herbal and rich base notes. 

Water Soluble Fragrance

Wholesale Supplies Plus carries a very small group of water-soluble fragrance oils that are designed to instantly blend with water based products. No Modifiers or Polysorbate required.

Natural Fragrance Oils

Wholesale Supplies Plus also carries the Crafter's Choice Natural Aromatic Oils.  The Natural Fragrances are plant-based aromatics that are produced using pure essential oils and aromatic isolates derived solely from natural, raw botanical sources. All oils are certified to be free of synthetic ingredients. Certificates of Natural are available on each product’s store page. 

Essential Oils

Pure Essential Oils can be found on the WSP, EBB & MYOB sites.  They are 100% Pure Essential Oil purchased from growers, processors and distillers that agree to our request for total transparency and supplying our industry with 100% pure products.  WSP offers an online certificate of compliance and GCMS analysis with each Essential Oil. 

Note: Many companies will offer a Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, or GC/MS analysis for each essential oil.  This certificate or report is an analytical method that combines the features of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a sample component matrix.  It basically verifies the purity of each essential oil. 

Calculating Usage Rates

WSP has an online fragrance calculator, which makes it easy to determine the exact amount of fragrance to add to a product.  This calculator only works with fragrance/essential oils, flavor oils, naturals and blends that are found on the WSP website.  

To use, just launch the fragrance calculator on the WSP website and respond to questions 1-4. Once complete, click Calculate to determine the amount of your product. 

Note: There are some fragrances that are part of the fragrance formulator line that are not included in the calculator. This is because the formulator fragrances are meant to be mixed to form a custom blend. In this case, you can still determine the amount of fragrance to add by following the simple guidelines that follow. 

**In addition, too much fragrance will eventually leach/seep out of the product and when it combines with the fixed oils in the product can give off a rancid or putrid smell and leave drops of oil on top of your product. 

Vanilla in Fragrance Oil

Vanilla is a flavor that is derived from orchids. Vanilla pods start out very green and then darken to brown as they age and ripen. The darkening is caused by various reactions in some of the components. One of those is vanillin, which is the organic compound that gives vanilla its flavor. While vanilla can add an amazing smell to your product, you should be aware of two common issues and the workarounds that follow: 

1. Vanilla can cause discoloration in your soap and cosmetic products.Vanillin discoloration is a 100% natural process. Depending on the percentage in the fragrance, the soap/cosmetic can discolor anywhere from off-white to dark brown. It usually takes a few days to appear, although certain scents may not discolor for a few weeks. Discoloration shows up first on the part of soap/cosmetic that’s exposed to air. That means the exterior of the finished product may discolor, but once you cut into the soap bars or get to the center of the cosmetic is still its original color. Eventually, the entire product will darken. 
   1. Solution: Incorporate vanilla color stabilizer in your recipe. This product can be found on the WSP website. The stabilizer will help to stave off discoloration but will not prevent it. Eventually, the product will inevitably discolor over the course of years or even months. It’s best to test to get a feel for how long this will last in your recipe 
2. Vanilla can crystallize or turn solid in cold weather (see picture below).When a fragrance oil has a high vanilla content, it will crystallize in cold weather. This phenomenon is less frequent, but still present, in some fragrance oils with very low vanilla content.
   1. Solution: Place bottle in warm water bath until the crystals fully dissolve. Swirl the product and expect the fragrance to perform as usual.