Re: fruity essential oils

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I love Petitgrain for blending fruity aromas. It reminds me of fruit

loops!

Emmy

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Hi Connie!

Thanks for the encouragement ! The issue I am facing with the EO's

you mentioned is that they are SO light, that I need to use a ton of

it to have a " Strong " scent. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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> " I plan on sticking with essential oils, but find it a bit limited

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> customers that may be looking for " fruity " fragrances. Suggestions?

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> Thanks a bunch!

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> There are many citrus oils that smell delightful! I commend you

on wanting to stick with EOs; fragrance oils are toxic and irritating

to the skin and lungs.

> Lemongrass is super sweet and fruity, bergamot is light and

fruity, then you've got grapefruit (my personal fave) and sweet

orange, lemon, lime...

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> Start playing around with different combinations of these.

Lavender blends very well with citrus scents as does peppermint.

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> Happy experimenting,

> Connie

> www.lostrivernaturals.com

> Organic Goodness for the Whole Family

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One important issue though with citrus EO's is their photo

sensitivity.. some of them may make a person more sensitive to

sunburn when exposed to the sun..those areas that have product using

the citrus Eo's that is.

Bloom

Southern Soapers Fragrances ~ " We Have No Common Scents! "

http://www.southernsoapers.com

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> " I plan on sticking with essential oils, but find it a bit limited

for

> customers that may be looking for " fruity " fragrances. Suggestions?

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> Thanks a bunch!

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> "

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> ,

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> There are many citrus oils that smell delightful! I commend you

on wanting to stick with EOs; fragrance oils are toxic and

irritating to the skin and lungs.

> Lemongrass is super sweet and fruity, bergamot is light and

fruity, then you've got grapefruit (my personal fave) and sweet

orange, lemon, lime...

>

> Start playing around with different combinations of these.

Lavender blends very well with citrus scents as does peppermint.

>

> Happy experimenting,

> Connie

> www.lostrivernaturals.com

> Organic Goodness for the Whole Family

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Hi ,

I've been following this thread and would like to comment. Other than

the citrus essential oils there are not really any other fruit

essential oils. Using citrus is possible but one must consider

several factors; their longevity and their photo toxicity. Both of

these can be over come to a certain degree but your product will

determine how well they will perform.

As you have discovered, citrus oils don't last long. This is their

nature so to compensate you must blend with other oils to achieve the

result you are looking to use. Below is a list of citrus notes you

can try to blend with, you will need to experiment and see what

affect these blends can have. If something is moving in the direction

you want it to go then work on adding more to that blend.

I would start out with using very small amounts and keeping good

notes. Blend two oils, wait and see if they work together, then when

you find a few you like try blending those with each other. To

achieve a fruity note you will need to build a fragrance with

multiple essential oils.

Keep in mind that all of these citrus essential oils are photo toxic

and can cause accelerated sunburn should the wearer use it in a leave

on product like lotion and then go into the sun. This can be avoided

by using bergapten free essential oils, yep, more expensive and

harder to find but all citrus oils are available in this manner.

Another issue to keep in mind is that citrus essential oils have a

very short shelf life before they begin to degrade and lose their

odour. You can help to prolong their scent by keeping them in the

fridge. Keep them tightly capped and in amber bottles away from

light, and applying a heavy layer of gas, like argon, to the top

before closing the bottle. Lotion Crafter sells a product called Ox-

Blox that works beautifully. Remember oxygen is and enemy of all

essential oils.

Very few citrus oils will make it through the CP soap process, to

attempt this you risk losing much oils. Again your end product will

determine the ability to function. If you have to use citrus oil in

soap either use it I an M & P soap or in an HP soap. Here are the

basic citrus essential oils try and gather as much information about

each of these as possible and then begin your blending trials.

Lemon

Orange

Grapefruit

Petitgrain

Mandarin

Tangerine

You are also going to need to sweeten and floralize this fragrance as

well as to fix the scent too. Here are my suggestions for that area.

Sweeteners and Floralizers : Ylang Ylang, Roman Chamomile (apple),

Rose, Jasmin, Orange Blossom, Neroli

Fixatives: Cedarwood and Benzoin

There are many more to add to the list, doing your research will

prove very helpful in the long run for you. Working with only

essential oils can be very difficult. It is almost impossible to

achieve a long lasting scent with only natural oils. You could also

try and do some tincturing to add some fixation to your blends.

Things that come to mind are Ambrette seeds, these are a natural musk

note and can prove very useful. Also organic honey tinctures well and

can add sweetness as can vanilla beans.

Ok, now here is a cute fragrance I use, you can use this or build

upon it. It can be done in drops but the key is to all this to mature

for a few weeks before using.

Juicy Fruit – by Jo Lasky

Mandarin – 178

Lemon – 154

Tangerine – 94

Ylang Ylang – 28

Cedarwood – 26

Benzoin - 20

Enjoy,

~Jo

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> Hi Connie!

> Thanks for the encouragement ! The issue I am facing with the

EO's

> you mentioned is that they are SO light, that I need to use a ton

of

> it to have a " Strong " scent. Any suggestions?

>

> Thanks.

>