Caramel Stick Fragrance Oil, 500 ml

Fragrance oil, caramel bar

This is a fragrance composition with the scent of a sweet caramel bar, which brings a warm, baked note of caramel and sugar to products. In a formulation it has a single but key function – it is a fragrance component that completes the overall sensory impression of the finished product. Reach for it when you want to give cosmetics or soap a warm, gourmand scent without having to blend several components.

The fragrance is of synthetic origin, which gives it a consistent scent profile between batches – in repeated production this is a practical advantage over natural extracts, which can vary.

Key properties

• Scent profile – a sweet, warm caramel scent suitable for gourmand and winter recipes, where it is meant to feel cosy and distinctive.
• Solubility – it dissolves in oil and in alcohol and is insoluble in water. For water-based systems it needs to be solubilised or bound to the oil or surfactant phase.
• Versatile application – suitable for both rinse-off and leave-on products, from soaps to body products.

Use in formulations

The fragrance is added at the end of the process, in the cooling phase, and is processed cold – the temperature should not exceed approximately 40 °C when adding it. A higher temperature can damage the fragrance composition and weaken its intensity in the final product. In emulsions, bind it to the oil phase; in clear water-based or surfactant systems, first dissolve it in a suitable solubiliser, otherwise it will not disperse in water.

Because the fragrance is insoluble in water, with shower gels and liquid soaps be aware that without solubilisation it can cause cloudiness. In anhydrous products (body oils, bath oils, sugar scrubs) it is incorporated easily, because it dissolves directly in oil.

Cold process soap: in a practical test by a soap maker, the fragrance behaved calmly – it did not accelerate trace and let the mixture thicken at the natural pace of saponification, so there is enough time left for mixing and pouring. It also did not discolour the mixture and the consistency remained smooth. This makes it a fragrance that can be worked with in the cold process without rushing, suitable even for less experienced soap makers.

Suitable for products such as

• Cold process soaps – proven calm behaviour without accelerating trace and without discolouration.
• Shower and bath products – shower gels and bubble baths, with emphasis on solubilisation in water-based systems.
• Bath bombs and bath salts – an anhydrous environment where the fragrance binds easily.
• Body oils and scrubs – direct solubility in the oil phase.
• Gourmand-style cosmetics – body creams and lotions where a warm caramel note is meant to dominate.

What to know when formulating

The product is classified under CLP and carries the GHS07 hazard pictogram (irritant, sensitisation). It contains fragrance allergens listed in Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, which must be declared in the composition of the finished product when the threshold value is exceeded. For the safety assessment and label creation, therefore, refer to the safety data sheet.

The composition is free of parabens, contains no intentionally added microplastics or nanomaterials and has not been tested on animals for cosmetic purposes. As with any fragrance component, we recommend adding it only at the end of production and checking the stability of the scent, as well as any effect on colour and cloudiness, in the finished recipe.

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