Jun 22 2008
Fragrance Blending
I thought I would have a bit of an experimentation day today. I took a look at my fragrance oil stock and thought it could do with some sprucing up. Many candle makers at some time decide to mix some weird concoctions to come up with some unusual fragrance combinations.
Well I tried a few and have come up with some quite nice smelling ones. I’ve chosen 7 to test in wax. I’ll be making them up during the week. It’s one thing to smell nice in the bottle and another to smell nice in the wax.
The 7 new testers are Afternoon Breeze, Hawaiian Breeze, Lavender Lullaby, Plum & Pomegranate, Jasmine Powder and Winter Wish. I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed my blending session. However, it has occurred to me that I can make some more varied ones with some basic scents. Guess what, they’re all scents that I don’t carry. Oooh that means spending money. I better had be nice to hubby *big grin*
Hi There—I too have had the anchoring to do some candle blending. The idea was to expand the candle line without buying more fragrance…the biggest cost in the candle. I have made the following blends with differing opinions on the outcomes: Pina Colada/Strawberry (some liked, I wasn’t fond of it), Lavender/Vanilla (AWESOME!), Raspberry/Patchouli (double AWESOME, and has become a GREAT seller), Pumpkin Pie/Apple Pie (very very yummy), lemon/vanilla (call this one lemon biscotti…very good), wild cherry/sandalwood (great masculine fragrance), almond/butter cream cookies (yummy), violet/vanilla (not particularly fond of, but I had quite a bit of violet left from I don’t know what, and it softens the floral fragrance nicely)….Actually, vanilla is a great fragrance to blend with about anything as you can imagine. I have found that it works very well with just about every floral, especially if you have one that might be a little “chemically”. It sweetens it.
Happy Blending. Michelle from http://www.candlegateway.com
Hi Michelle
Thanks for your suggestions. I’ll make sure I try some of them out. It is definitely a better way of expanding a candle line. Plus you can create some very unique and exclusive aromas.