I made CP soap and used Fresh Brewed Coffee FO by Nature’s Garden and added unsweetened cocoa powder as a colorant. The scent ended up with a weird undertone of what I can describe only as “chemical”. I used the recommended medium scent percentage. Has anyone else had this experience? What are your proven good coffee fragrance oils (I know that scent is notoriously had to get right)?
Coffee Fragrance Oil
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I've tried a few and my favorite is BB's Espresso. Smells like the real thing!
I’ve only used one, but I liked it - BB Caffe Latte
I made mocha soap again with the Fresh Brewed Coffee FO, but also added about a third of the total of Caramel Latte and Hazelnut FO by Makesy (had some to use up). It smells fantastic!
akseattle
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I have 4 different coffee FO's- Crafter's Choice, Rustic Escentuals, MYOB, and Eeque. They all are really SWEET smelling, more like really sweet chocolate, less like coffee. Too sweet for my taste. So, I'm wondering if the coffee FO's others like are sweet or if they smell like fresh brewed without sugar (I do like sweetner in my coffee, I guess I just don't like the smell of really sweet coffee.)
For a straight up coffee fragrance, I like BB Espresso. I tried a few, and did not care for extra sugar/chocolate/hazelnut notes in many of them.
I really like BB Dark Roast Coffee. I have also used their Cafe Latte and Espresso. My friends and family seemed to prefer the dark roast coffee also. BB often has sample sales where you can get a discount on multiple sample size bottles. I have found these FOs will stick and stay true.
I have to provide a qualifier though, I can’t be around most fragrances without developing a headache. All of these are in that category. All soap is cured in our shop which is not attached to the house.
I have to provide a qualifier though, I can’t be around most fragrances without developing a headache. All of these are in that category. All soap is cured in our shop which is not attached to the house.
Here's another vote for BB Espresso. I like BB Cafe Latte as well — and it doesn't discolor to dark brown! — but I'm not sure it will last the way Espresso does. I recently found an Espresso bar from more than 3 years ago and it is still fragrant. I have a sample of BB Dark Roast Coffee but haven't tried it in soap, maybe because of the hazelnut note (as popular as hazelnut flavor/aroma is in coffee and chocolate, I cannot abide it in anything). I can see it appealing to nut-lovers, though!
Also, I have a sample of Midwest Fragrance's Espresso FO which gets mostly excellent reviews. The scent notes are different from the BB version. I need to try it in a small CP batch to see how it's affected by the lye monster.
[<sigh> so many fragrances, so little time!]
Also, I have a sample of Midwest Fragrance's Espresso FO which gets mostly excellent reviews. The scent notes are different from the BB version. I need to try it in a small CP batch to see how it's affected by the lye monster.
[<sigh> so many fragrances, so little time!]
What about candle science espresso?
Thank you, everyone, for your recommendations!
I just made my first loaf with Midwest Fragrance Espresso, and it smells wonderful! It has notes of vanilla with a touch of chocolate. Hoping it holds the scent well, but for now it seems nice and strong.
Maple_Street_Bath
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I use a blend of NG's Fresh Brewed Coffee, Mountain Hazelnut, and French Vanilla Oak for coffee soap. It accelerates like crazy so not for the weak of heart, but customers like it because it's "coffee adjacent" without feeling like you showered in a fresh brewed pot.
