HELP! Need a fragrance suggestions for CP soap

[math ace]

Updated List:

Bramble Berry (BB) - Almond, Applejack Peel, Apple Sage, Baby Rose, Black Amber and Lavender,
Blueberry Jam, Cedar & Saffron, Crisp Apple Rose,
Energy (smells like Sweet Tart Gummies), Espresso, Fresh Mango,
Fresh Snow, Grapefruit Lily, Hot Apple Pie, Kumquat, Kentish Rain,
Lavender chamomile, Lemon Verbena, Lime, Lingonberry Spice,
Peach Prosecco, Pink Grapefruit, Pineapple & Cilantro, Pure Honey,
Sea Moss (accelerates) Sweet cranberry, and Pumpkin Soufflé


Candle Science (CS) - Amber Noir, Apple Harvest, Baby Powder, English Garden (accelerates),
Fraser Fir, Golden Rose, Hazelnut coffee, Lavender FO, Lilac,
Love Spell, Mistletoe, Oakmoss & Amber, peppermint & Eucalyptus,
Red Rose, Sage & lavender, White Tea & Berries,

"If you are looking for Frankincense and Myrrh, so far CS has the best I tried."
Favorites from CS, but don’t know about stick - Cucumber & Mint, Plumeria, Black Rasp. Vanilla

Day Star (DS) - Blooming Violets, Milk Sugar Kisses, Toffee Sugar Crunch, Paradise,
Salty Sailor (accelerates), Woods and Bitter Coffee

Flaming Candle – UNVERIFIED suggestions - Lavender, Lemongrass, Seagrass & Sage, Fierce
Hawaiian Pink Hibiscus, Rosemary Mint, Bartlett Pear, Caribbean Salsa,
Eucalyptus & Spearmint, & Pink Grapefruit

Fragrance Buddy (FB) – Avobath, Bob’s Flower Shop, Capuccino Espresso, Citrus Bath,
Citrus Tree, Dark Knight, Flying Fox (Jasmin Showers), Gypsy Rose,
Leaves, Imogen Rose (Rose Goddess),
Karma dupe (Life Lessons I think it's called), Kai, Mango & Pineapple,
Pepper berry Wreath, Plumera, Sultana (Prince Showers),
Sweet Orange and Chili Pepper, Weather Vane, White Tea and Ginger..

Lone Star (LS) - CK -1, Cranberry Chutney, Chocolate Mint, Japanese Cherry Blossom,
Juniper Breeze, Love Spell type, Mango Papaya, Midsummers Night,
Moonlit path, Pink Chiffon

Mad Oils (now Arizona Mad Oils) – Elderflower, Wild Hyacinth, Velvet Peppercorn

From MMS (Majestic Mountain Sage) - Intense Almond, Ginger milk, Green Tea, Plumeria,
Love Spell, Relaxation, Tassie Lavender

Micas and More – Brown sugar and fig, Black Raspberry and Vanilla, Lavender & Apricot,
Oakmoss & Amber, Sugared Apple, Viva La Juicy

Nature's Garden (NG) - Anjou Pear Blossom, Apple Orchard, Australian Bamboo Grass,
Balsam, Baby Bee, Bayberry, Bite Me (smells like Cherry Limeade or
Fruit Punch), Bubble Luscious, Cracklin Birch, Dark Musk, Elf Sweat,
Green Irish Tweed, Hummingbird, Lemon Sugar, Love Spell (decelerates), Mango Sorbet, Mango Tangerine, Nag Champa, Pumpkin Apple Butter,
The Perfect Man (use at .5 oz ppo), Passionate Kisses, Ruby Red Grapefruit,
Satsuma, Sweet Orange Chili Pepper (smells like orange sherbet.
No A slightly yellowed the soap. Strong scent after cure),
& Vanilla Champagne.

Nurture Soap - Avalanche (.5 oz ppo), All Souls day (.5 oz ppo), Awaken, Apricot (decelerates),
Black Raspberry Vanilla, Carmel Coffee, Comfort and Joy, Cucumber Melon,
Earth Meets Sky, Flame Tree, Jeweled Fir (.5 oz ppo), Paramour,
Peace & Love (.5 oz ppo), Winter Wonderland,

Oregon Trails – Mysore Sandalwood

Pure Fragrance - Dragon's Blood,

Rustic Escentuals (ES) - Barbershop 1920's, Blue Skies, Calabrian Bergamont & Violet,
Coffee House, cucumber mint, Green Tweed, Heavenly Honeysuckle,
Hippie Chick, Icy Peppermint, London Fog, Lemon Curd,
Lemon Slices, Lemon Verbena, Neroli, Oud Wood, Redwood,
Satsuma, Tuscan Fields,

RE fragrances (continued): Angel Baby, Angel Heart, Blackberry Sage, Blackberry Scone,
Havana night, Interlude, Moscato, Ozark Forest, Red Saffron,
Merlot, Tangerine Lavender, Toasted marshmallow,
Cornbread (strong), Spicy Apple Peaches - (Loses peach at six months,
but a wonderful cider, over a year and sticking), Pipe Smoke, & Sea Kelp,

Soapalooza - Bosa Nova, Tassie Lavender (doesn’t stick for everyone)

Sweetcakes - Clean for Men, Cucumber Melon, Lilac is amazing, Mango Tea, Naran Ji,
Northwoods, Orange Blossom, Sandalwood, True Rose, Yuzu, Santa's Pipe

Wholesale Supplies PLUS (WSP) – Black Raspberry Vanilla, Caribbean Coconut,
Cucumber Melon (DOES NOT accelerate, others do!), Coconut Lime Verbena,
Dragons blood, Frankincense, Green Tea & Cucumber,
Ice Tea Twist (use at .5 oz ppo) , Irish Spring, Lemongrass Sage,
Mango Papaya, Mango Sorbet, Midsummer's Night, Monkey Farts,
Nag Champa, Passionate Kisses, PERFECT MAN, WSP pink grapefruit
(is the best I've found), Rose Garden, Sea Salt & Driftwood, Sugared Spruce,
Sun & Sand, Sweet Honeysuckle, Three Wise Men,
True Lilac (is hands down the best lilac ever), Vanilla Champagne (big seller)

 

[cerelife]

Sorry, I thought Nurture had discontinued Flame Tree! I'll def be buying more when it comes back in stock!
So here are my notes: 0.5 oz ppo in a slow moving recipe (Lard) for a tilted tiger design and it behaved beautifully. This one discolors to a medium brown so I used Nurture's Orange Vibrance, Red Vibrance, and Firefly micas for my stripes because, well 'flames', ya know

 

[ShySoaper]

Here's the deal - I am new to CP soap making. I've been making M&P soap for years, but just branched into CP soap making this year. The first thing I discovered with CP soap is that the fragrances can disappear or morph or cause the batter to seize. I QUICKLY learned that I need to make test bars of a fragrance before committing pounds of soap to a fragrance that doesn't make it through the cure period!

I've searched the fragrance review chart AND contributed my own personal experiences to it! I've searched the forum itself. Most of the threads that had fragrance recommendations are older (2014 - 2017). I know a lot of reformulations on the scents have been made over the last couple of years and that could effect an old recommendation.

I've ordered from Bramble Berry, Candle Science, Rustic Escentuals, and Micas and More.
I've tested about 50 Fragrances so far. I had a lot of $1 samples from Candle Science and Rustic Escentuals LOL . I started doing the testing 2 months ago. So far, I can testify that the following scents do last at least 2 months:
BB - Sweet Cranberry
RE - Honeydew, Barbershop 1920's, & Lemon Sugar Bundt Cake
CS - White Tea & Berries

I'm out of fragrance samples! I don't want to invest any more money in trying scents that don't have a proven track record in CP soap. I want fragrances that last at least 6 months! It will be another 5 months before I know which of my 50 samples are going to last that long. Honestly, many did not make it pass the 1 month mark!

I make soap every couple of months. It is a crafting outlet for me. All this testing is more like work than crafting and it is stealing the joy from my soul! I am close to tucking my tail and running back to melt and pour for some soul satisfying crafting time. PLEASE, SHARE your recommendations for fragrances that last over 6 months in CP soap.

Based on my research - These are the scents that I am thinking about trying next...

Bramble Berry (BB) - Fresh Mango, Grapefruit Lily, Peach Prosecco

Candle Science (CS) - Oakmoss & Amber, Lavender FO

Day Star (DS) - Toffee Sugar Crunch

Lone Star (LS) - Love Spell type, Pink Chiffon

Nature's Garden (NG) - Anjou Pear Blossom, Bamboo White Grapefruit, Baby Bee, Bayberry,
Bite Me, Channel No 5, Cracklin Birch, Lemon Sugar,
Mango Sorbet, Nag Champa, Pumpkin Apple Butter,
The Perfect Man, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Satsuma,
& Sweet Orange Chili Pepper,

Nurture Soap - Flame Tree, Awaken

Pure Fragrance - Dragon's Blood

Rustic Escentuals (ES) - Redwood, Satsuma, London Fog, Lemon Verbena,
Hippie Chick, & Tuscan Fields

If you have used any of the above in the last 2 years and can verify that they last at least 6 months in CP, please let me know.

If you have any other recommendations, PLEASE SHARE... I know RE and CS usually do a $1 sale in about a month. So, it would be a good time to try some more scents from them!

Does NG do sales? I found a lot of recommendations for their scents.
[/QUOTE. In all the fragrances I’ve tested from different companies nature garden and bramble berry almost always works well with my three different cold process recipe.

 

[math ace]

Most of the above are verified. I made notes on any that weren't verified.

RE has already announced that they aren't doing their yearly sale this year due to a bottle shortage.

I've never seen a sale from NG other than $2 fragrance of the month sale.

 

[math ace]

cerelife has found that Daystar's Bella Morte fragrance will last for YEARS in CP soap. It is a "sleeper scent that disappears after soaping and blooms during cure".

I need to add Moonlight Path Type from Fragrance Buddy to the list of long lasting scents. My sample bar is a year old is still going strong.

 

[math ace]

11/11/20 - Updated List:

Bramble Berry (BB) -
Almond, Applejack Peel, Apple Sage, Baby Rose, Black Amber and Lavender, Blueberry Jam, Cedar & Saffron, Crisp Apple Rose,
Energy (smells like Sweet Tart Gummies), Espresso, Fresh Mango,
Fresh Snow, Grapefruit Lily, Kumquat, Kentish Rain,
Lavender chamomile, Lemon Verbena, Lime, Lingonberry Spice,
Peach Prosecco, Pink Grapefruit, Pineapple & Cilantro, Pure Honey,
Sea Moss (accelerates) , and Pumpkin Soufflé


Candle Science (CS) -
Amber Noir, Apple Harvest, Baby Powder, English Garden (accelerates),
Fraser Fir, Golden Rose, Hazelnut coffee, Lavender FO, Lilac,
Love Spell, Mistletoe, Oakmoss & Amber, peppermint & Eucalyptus, Sage & lavender

"If you are looking for Frankincense and Myrrh, so far CS has the best I tried."
Favorites from CS, but don’t know about stick - Cucumber & Mint, Plumeria, Black Rasp. Vanilla

Day Star (DS) - Blooming Violets, Dela Morte, Milk Sugar Kisses, Toffee Sugar Crunch, Paradise,
Salty Sailor (accelerates), Woods and Bitter Coffee

Flaming Candle – UNVERIFIED suggestions -
Lavender, Lemongrass, Seagrass & Sage, Fierce
Hawaiian Pink Hibiscus, Rosemary Mint, Bartlett Pear, Caribbean Salsa,
Eucalyptus & Spearmint, & Pink Grapefruit

Fragrance Buddy (FB) –
Avobath, Bob’s Flower Shop, Capuccino Espresso,
Citrus Bath, Citrus Tree, Dark Knight, Flying Fox (Jasmin Showers),
Gypsy Rose, Leaves , Imogen Rose (Rose Goddess), Karma dupe (Life Lessons I think it's called), Kai, Mango & Pineapple, Moonlight Path,
Pepper berry Wreath, Plumera, Sultana (Prince Showers),
Sweet Orange and Chili Pepper,
Weather Vane (several Thumbs up on this particular fragrance),
White Tea and Ginger..

Indigo Fragrances
Black Pepper Begamont (5 months old and still going STRONG)


Lone Star (LS) -
CK -1, Cranberry Chutney, Chocolate Mint, Japanese Cherry Blossom, Juniper Breeze, Love Spell type, Mango Papaya, Midsummers Night,
Moonlit path, Pink Chiffon

Mad Oils (now Arizona Mad Oils) – Elderflower, Wild Hyacinth, Velvet Peppercorn

From MMS (Majestic Mountain Sage) -
Intense Almond, Ginger milk, Green Tea, Plumeria,
Love Spell, Relaxation, Tassie Lavender

Micas and More –
Brown sugar and fig, Black Raspberry and Vanilla, Lavender & Apricot,
Oakmoss & Amber, Sugared Apple, Viva La Juicy

Nature's Garden (NG) -
Anjou Pear Blossom, Apple Orchard, Australian Bamboo Grass,
Balsam, Baby Bee, Bayberry, Bite Me (smells like Cherry Limeade or
Fruit Punch), Bubble Luscious, Cracklin Birch, Dark Musk, Elf Sweat,
Green Irish Tweed, Hummingbird, Lemon Sugar, Love Spell (decelerates), Mango Sorbet, Mango Tangerine, Nag Champa,
Pumpkin Apple Butter, The Perfect Man (use at .5 oz ppo),
Passionate Kisses, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Satsuma,
Sweet Orange Chili Pepper (smells like orange sherbet.
No A slightly yellowed the soap. Strong scent after cure),
& Vanilla Champagne.

Nurture Soap -
Avalanche (.5 oz ppo), All Souls day (.5 oz ppo), Awaken,
Apricot (decelerates), Black Raspberry Vanilla, Carmel Coffee,
Comfort and Joy, Cucumber Melon, Earth Meets Sky, Flame Tree, Jeweled Fir (.5 oz ppo), Paramour, Peace & Love (.5 oz ppo),
Winter Wonderland,

Oregon Trails – Mysore Sandalwood

Pure Fragrance - Dragon's Blood,

Rustic Escentuals (ES) -
Barbershop 1920's, Blue Skies, Calabrian Bergamont & Violet,
Coffee House, cucumber mint, Green Tweed, Heavenly Honeysuckle,
Hippie Chick, Icy Peppermint, London Fog, Lemon Curd,
Lemon Slices, Lemon Verbena, Neroli, Oud Wood, Redwood,
Satsuma, Tuscan Fields,

RE fragrances (continued):
Angel Baby, Angel Heart, Blackberry Sage, Blackberry Scone, Interlude, Moscato, Ozark Forest, Red Saffron, Merlot, Tangerine Lavender, Toasted marshmallow, Cornbread (strong), Spicy Apple Peaches - (Loses peach at six months, but a wonderful cider, over a year and sticking), Pipe Smoke, & Sea Kelp,

Soapalooza - Bosa Nova, Tassie Lavender (doesn’t stick for everyone)

Sweetcakes -
Clean for Men, Cucumber Melon, Lilac is amazing, Mango Tea,
Naran Ji, Northwoods, Orange Blossom, Sandalwood, True Rose,
Yuzu, Santa's Pipe

Wholesale Supplies PLUS (WSP) –
Black Raspberry Vanilla, Caribbean Coconut,
Cucumber Melon (DOES NOT accelerate, others do!),
Coconut Lime Verbena, Dragons blood, Frankincense, Green Tea & Cucumber, Ice Tea Twist (use at .5 oz ppo) , Irish Spring, Lemongrass Sage, Mango Papaya, Mango Sorbet, Midsummer's Night, Monkey Farts, Nag Champa, Passionate Kisses, PERFECT MAN,
WSP pink grapefruit (is the best I've found), Rose Garden,
Sea Salt & Driftwood, Sugared Spruce,
Sun & Sand, Sweet Honeysuckle, Three Wise Men,
True Lilac (is hands down the best lilac ever), Vanilla Champagne (big seller)

 

[cmzaha]

While Pure Fragrance Oil's DB is nice mine is nicer with a higher flash point and a better price at the moment. Mine also does not go purple dark brown like PF's DB.

 

[lenarenee]

@msunnerstood
Do you have any specific recommendations for FB scents that you have tried that have lasted at least 6 months in cp soap?


I bought the Vanilla Vanilla when it went on clearance a couple of months ago! I have a sample bar of it curing now. Totally AWESOME that this scent should be a WINNER ,WINNER, Chicken Dinner!

@cerelife

Can you describe that Wild Mountain Honey fragrance? I am one of those people who do not appreciate the very popular scent of Oatmeal, Milk, and Honey. I do not know which part of that scent (Oatmeal, Milk, or Honey aspects) turns me off, but something does. How similar is the Wild Mountain Honey to the Oatmeal, Milk & Honey fragrance?

Which Wild Mountain Honey? If it's Peaks's, or Brambleberry's (the same) - I can say that oob it smells like a mistake - drove all of us in the house....out of the house simply by putting a dollop on a paper towel. It's far more flowery and dusty smelling than honey. HOWEVER - mixed it with BB's orange peel fo 2;1 and it's got possibilities.

NG Sweet Orange Chili - technically lasts 6 months, but it really starts losing notes pretty quickly.
RE Redwood and Crackling Birch stick well. I love Redwood. And I have some Crackling Birch that's years old and faded quite a bit - but still respectably scented.

Hopefully I'll have time later to add my favorite fo stickers to the list.

 

[marehare]

Here's the deal - I am new to CP soap making. I've been making M&P soap for years, but just branched into CP soap making this year. The first thing I discovered with CP soap is that the fragrances can disappear or morph or cause the batter to seize. I QUICKLY learned that I need to make test bars of a fragrance before committing pounds of soap to a fragrance that doesn't make it through the cure period!

I've searched the fragrance review chart AND contributed my own personal experiences to it! I've searched the forum itself. Most of the threads that had fragrance recommendations are older (2014 - 2017). I know a lot of reformulations on the scents have been made over the last couple of years and that could effect an old recommendation.

I've ordered from Bramble Berry, Candle Science, Rustic Escentuals, and Micas and More.
I've tested about 50 Fragrances so far. I had a lot of $1 samples from Candle Science and Rustic Escentuals LOL . I started doing the testing 2 months ago. So far, I can testify that the following scents do last at least 2 months:
BB - Sweet Cranberry
RE - Honeydew, Barbershop 1920's, & Lemon Sugar Bundt Cake
CS - White Tea & Berries

I'm out of fragrance samples! I don't want to invest any more money in trying scents that don't have a proven track record in CP soap. I want fragrances that last at least 6 months! It will be another 5 months before I know which of my 50 samples are going to last that long. Honestly, many did not make it pass the 1 month mark!

I make soap every couple of months. It is a crafting outlet for me. All this testing is more like work than crafting and it is stealing the joy from my soul! I am close to tucking my tail and running back to melt and pour for some soul satisfying crafting time. PLEASE, SHARE your recommendations for fragrances that last over 6 months in CP soap.

Based on my research - These are the scents that I am thinking about trying next...

Bramble Berry (BB) - Fresh Mango, Grapefruit Lily, Peach Prosecco

Candle Science (CS) - Oakmoss & Amber, Lavender FO

Day Star (DS) - Toffee Sugar Crunch

Lone Star (LS) - Love Spell type, Pink Chiffon

Nature's Garden (NG) - Anjou Pear Blossom, Bamboo White Grapefruit, Baby Bee, Bayberry,
Bite Me, Channel No 5, Cracklin Birch, Lemon Sugar,
Mango Sorbet, Nag Champa, Pumpkin Apple Butter,
The Perfect Man, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Satsuma,
& Sweet Orange Chili Pepper,

Nurture Soap - Flame Tree, Awaken

Pure Fragrance - Dragon's Blood

Rustic Escentuals (ES) - Redwood, Satsuma, London Fog, Lemon Verbena,
Hippie Chick, & Tuscan Fields

If you have used any of the above in the last 2 years and can verify that they last at least 6 months in CP, please let me know.

If you have any other recommendations, PLEASE SHARE... I know RE and CS usually do a $1 sale in about a month. So, it would be a good time to try some more scents from them!

Does NG do sales? I found a lot of recommendations for their scents.

EO's last for more than a year and still smell wonderful.

 

[lucycat]

I don't think you can ever get away from testing. It seems that scents are constantly being changed to meet new IFRA standards as well as supply changes. Plus, we all evaluate scents slightly different and use slightly different formulations. I agree that I want long lasting and also that it keeps getting harder to find them. Ones I have been happy with:
The following I have purchased within 18 months.

Pure - Lavender Sage, Black Vetiver Coffee
Oregon Trails - Black Raspberry Vanilla, Egyptian Musk, Egyptian Dragon,
WSP - Amazing Style, Beach

 

[Kiti Williams]

Sandalwood and Jasmin. Smells great and is gender neutral.

 

[dixiedragon]

I like wholesalesuppliesplus and Nurture Soap a lot. I read the reviews! I generally avoid candle places b/c they don't focus on soap.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

Here are a some scents that I can confirm last for over a year:

BB - Lush Succulent and Wild Rose are still strong in salt bars I made a year ago with the FOs at 6% ppo. The Lush Succulent is so strong that I will drop it to 3% in the next batch I make.

MMS - from a batch of test soaps I made in June 2019 - Jacob, Osmanthus, Somali Rose, Bay Rum and Eastern Amber at 3% ppo are still distinctly detectable, but not strong. Green Tea is barely/possibly detectable. Sap Moss is coming through strong, and it’s a scent I love, but unfortunately it’s been discontinued.

Nurture - Aromatherapy at 5% still hanging around in soaps from July 2019.

 

[math ace]

Here are a some scents that I can confirm last for over a year:

BB - Lush Succulent and Wild Rose are still strong in salt bars I made a year ago with the FOs at 6% ppo. The Lush Succulent is so strong that I will drop it to 3% in the next batch I make.

MMS - from a batch of test soaps I made in June 2019 - Jacob, Osmanthus, Somali Rose, Bay Rum and Eastern Amber at 3% ppo are still distinctly detectable, but not strong. Green Tea is barely/possibly detectable. Sap Moss is coming through strong, and it’s a scent I love, but unfortunately it’s been discontinued.

Nurture - Aromatherapy at 5% still hanging around in soaps from July 2019.

Thank you Mobjack Bay for that wonderful update.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

After going through my archived 2019 soaps, here are more FOs that have stuck well for me for more than a year.

BB:
Birchwood Oud - still going strong in a soap from Aug 2019
Cranberry Fig - solid scent, soap is from Sept 2019
Sea Salt - strong in salt bars from July 2019
Sensuous Sandalwood - strong, from Nov 2019
White Ginger and Amber - apparently I used this FO in many soap batches back in the summer of 2019. It’s a solid performer, holding well.
ETA: White Tea & Ginger from early Jan. 2020 still smells great

WSP:
Tasmanian Pepperberry - still smells wonderful in a soap from Nov 2019. I used it at just under 5%. This “natural fragrance oil” is expensive, but I would buy it again.
ETA: Rice Milk and Cardamom, also from WSP’s natural fragrance oil group, is only weakly detectable.

NS:
Champagne - detectable, but not strong. From July 2019.

It’s just 9 months for this one from a soap I made in March 2020:
BB: Aloe & Lily - solid, but not strong

 

[math ace]

Updated 5/10/21
Bramble Berry (BB) -
Almond, Applejack Peel, Apple Sage, Baby Rose, Birchwood Oud, Black Amber and Lavender, Blueberry Jam, Cedar & Saffron, Crisp Apple Rose, Cranberry fig
Energy (smells like Sweet Tart Gummies), Espresso, Fresh Mango,
Fresh Snow, Grapefruit Lily, Kumquat, Kentish Rain,
Lavender chamomile, Lemon Verbena, Lime, Lingonberry Spice, Lush Succulent, Midnight Waters, Peach Prosecco, Pink Grapefruit, Pineapple & Cilantro, Pure Honey, Pumpkin Souffle , Sea Moss (accelerates) , Sea Salt, Sensuous Sandalwood, Vanilla Oak (none others compare - BB has the best version of this fragrance), White Ginger and Amber, White tea & Ginger, Wild Rose


Candle Science (CS) -
Amber Noir, Apple Harvest, Baby Powder, English Garden (accelerates),
Fraser Fir, Golden Rose, Hazelnut coffee, Lavender FO, Lilac,
Love Spell, Mistletoe, Oakmoss & Amber, Orange Blossom, peppermint & Eucalyptus, Sage & lavender

"If you are looking for Frankincense and Myrrh, so far CS has the best I tried."
Favorites from CS, but don’t know about stick - Cucumber & Mint, Plumeria, Black Rasp. Vanilla

Day Star (DS) - Blooming Violets, Dela Morte, Milk Sugar Kisses, Toffee Sugar Crunch, Paradise, Salty Sailor (accelerates), Woods and Bitter Coffee

Flaming Candle – UNVERIFIED suggestions -
Lavender, Lemongrass, Seagrass & Sage, Fierce
Hawaiian Pink Hibiscus, Rosemary Mint, Bartlett Pear, Caribbean Salsa,
Eucalyptus & Spearmint, & Pink Grapefruit

Fragrance Buddy (FB) –
Almond Macroon (discolors to dark brown, but it is the only bakery type fragrance that I totally LOVE), Ancient Incense, Avobath, Bob’s Flower Shop, Capuccino Espresso,
Citrus Bath, Citrus Tree, Dark Knight, Flying Fox (Jasmin Showers),
Gypsy Rose, Honey Pear Cider (discolors to a med brown. My testers repeatedly said this was the scent of "FALL". It is a sweet cider, not cinnamon base cider. This fragrance changes during the cure... Do not judge it too early. Give it time to mature and it is strong!) , Imogen Rose (Rose Goddess), Karma dupe (Life Lessons I think it's called), Kai, Leaves, Mango & Pineapple, Moonlight Path, Pepper berry Wreath ( Low MUR, but still holds), Pink Chiffon (discolors to khaki, it turned my bright pink into a dusty rose), Plumera, Sultana (Prince Showers), Sweet Orange and Chili Pepper, Weather Vane (several Thumbs up on this particular fragrance), White Tea and Ginger, Wild Mountain Honey (low MUR - but still holds)

Indigo Fragrances
Black Pepper Bergamot


Lone Star (LS) -
CK -1, Cranberry Chutney, Chocolate Mint, Japanese Cherry Blossom, Juniper Breeze, Love Spell type, Mango Papaya, Midsummers Night,

Mad Oils (now Arizona Mad Oils) – Elderflower, Wild Hyacinth, Velvet Peppercorn

From MMS (Majestic Mountain Sage) -
Intense Almond, Ginger milk, Green Tea, Plumeria,
Love Spell, Relaxation, Tassie Lavender

Micas and More –
Brown sugar and fig, Black Raspberry and Vanilla, Lavender & Apricot,
Oakmoss & Amber, Sugared Apple, Viva La Juicy

Nature's Garden (NG) -
Anjou Pear Blossom, Apple Orchard, Australian Bamboo Grass,
Balsam, Baby Bee, Bayberry, Bite Me (smells like Cherry Limeade or
Fruit Punch), Bubble Luscious, Cracklin Birch, Dark Musk, Elf Sweat,
Green Irish Tweed, Hummingbird, Lemon Sugar, Love Spell (decelerates), Mango Sorbet, Mango Tangerine, Nag Champa, Pumpkin Apple Butter, The Perfect Man (use at .5 oz ppo), Passionate Kisses, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Satsuma,
Sweet Orange Chili Pepper (smells like orange sherbet.
No A slightly yellowed the soap. Strong scent after cure),
& Vanilla Champagne.

Nurture Soap -
Avalanche (.5 oz ppo), All Souls day (.5 oz ppo), Awaken,
Apricot (decelerates), Black Raspberry Vanilla, Carmel Coffee,
Comfort and Joy, Cucumber Melon, Earth Meets Sky, Flame Tree, Jeweled Fir (.5 oz ppo), Paramour, Peace & Love (.5 oz ppo),
Winter Wonderland,

Oregon Trails – Mysore Sandalwood

Pure Fragrance - Dragon's Blood,

Rustic Escentuals (ES) -
Barbershop 1920's ( I haven't found anyone's dupe to be nearly as good as RE's version), Blue Skies, Calabrian Bergamot & Violet,
Coffee House, cucumber mint, Green Tweed, Heavenly Honeysuckle,
Hippie Chick, Icy Peppermint, London Fog, Lemon Curd,
Lemon Slices, Lemon Verbena, Neroli, Oud Wood, Redwood,
Satsuma, Tuscan Fields,

RE fragrances (continued):
Angel Baby, Angel Heart, Blackberry Sage, Blackberry Scone, Interlude, Moscato, Ozark Forest, Red Saffron, Merlot, Tangerine Lavender, Toasted marshmallow, Cornbread (strong), Spicy Apple Peaches - (Loses peach at six months, but a wonderful cider, over a year and sticking), Pipe Smoke, & Sea Kelp,

Soapalooza - Bosa Nova, Tassie Lavender (doesn’t stick for everyone)

Sweetcakes -
Clean for Men, Cucumber Melon, Lilac is amazing, Mango Tea,
Naran Ji, Northwoods, Orange Blossom, Sandalwood, True Rose,
Yuzu, Santa's Pipe

Wholesale Supplies PLUS (WSP) –
Black Raspberry Vanilla, Caribbean Coconut,
Cucumber Melon (DOES NOT accelerate, others do!),
Coconut Lime Verbena, Dragons blood, Frankincense, Green Tea & Cucumber, Ice Tea Twist (use at .5 oz ppo) , Irish Spring, Lemongrass Sage, Mango Papaya, Mango Sorbet, Midsummer's Night, Monkey Farts, Nag Champa, Passionate Kisses, PERFECT MAN,
WSP pink grapefruit (is the best I've found), Rose Garden,
Sea Salt & Driftwood, Sugared Spruce,
Sun & Sand, Sweet Honeysuckle, Three Wise Men,
True Lilac (is hands down the best lilac ever), Vanilla Champagne (big seller)

 

[math ace]

Next update... I need to add Fragrance Buddy - Blueberry muffin to the list. It discolors a dark brown, but the fragrance is good and sticks for over 9 months.

Over the summer, I've tested another 50 fragrances.... So, I'll be updating this list around December 2021.

 

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Updated 1/12/22 - SOME OF THESE FRAGRANCES may not be safe for use for soap according to the new IFRA rules that go into effect May 2022.

Aztec Candle Fragrances
Snapdragon Sorbet

Bitter Creek Candle Fragrances
Northwood Christmas

Bramble Berry (BB) -
Almond, Applejack Peel, Apple Sage, Baby Rose, Birchwood Oud, Black Amber and Lavender, Blueberry Jam, Cedar & Saffron, Crisp Apple Rose, Cranberry fig
Energy (smells like Sweet Tart Gummies), Espresso, Fresh Mango,
Fresh Snow, Grapefruit Lily, Kumquat, Kentish Rain, Lavender chamomile, Lemon Verbena, Lime, Lingonberry Spice, Lush Succulent, Midnight Waters, Peach Prosecco, Pink Grapefruit, Pineapple & Cilantro, Pure Honey, Pumpkin Souffle , Sea Moss (accelerates) , Sea Salt, Sensuous Sandalwood, Vanilla Oak (none others compare - BB has the best version of this fragrance), White Ginger and Amber, White tea & Ginger, Wild Rose


Candle Science (CS) -
Amber Noir, Apple Harvest, Baby Powder, English Garden (accelerates),
Fraser Fir, Golden Rose, Hazelnut coffee, Lavender FO, Lilac,
Love Spell, Mistletoe, Oakmoss & Amber, Orange Blossom, peppermint & Eucalyptus, Sage & lavender

"If you are looking for Frankincense and Myrrh, so far CS has the best I tried."
Favorites from CS, but don’t know about stick - Cucumber & Mint, Plumeria, Black Rasp. Vanilla

Cierra Candle Fragrances
Datte Delight

Day Star (DS) - Blooming Violets, Dela Morte, Milk Sugar Kisses, Toffee Sugar Crunch, Paradise, Salty Sailor (accelerates), Woods and Bitter Coffee

Flaming Candle – UNVERIFIED suggestions -
Lavender, Lemongrass, Seagrass & Sage, Fierce
Hawaiian Pink Hibiscus, Rosemary Mint, Bartlett Pear, Caribbean Salsa,
Eucalyptus & Spearmint, & Pink Grapefruit

Fragrance Buddy (FB) –
Almond Macroon (discolors to dark brown, but it is the only bakery type fragrance that I totally LOVE), Ancient Incense, Avobath, Bob’s Flower Shop, Blueberry Muffin (discolors to dark brown) , Capuccino Espresso, Citrus Bath, Citrus Tree, Dark Knight, Flying Fox (Jasmin Showers), Gypsy Rose (SOAP COOL less than 90 degrees or it will accelerate) ,

Honey Pear Cider (discolors to a med brown. My testers repeatedly said this was the scent of "FALL". It is a sweet cider, not cinnamon base cider. This fragrance changes during the cure... Do not judge it too early. Give it time to mature and it is strong!) ,

Imogen Rose (Rose Goddess), Karma dupe (Life Lessons I think it's called), Kai, Leaves, Mango & Pineapple, Moonlight Path, Pepper berry Wreath ( Low MUR, but still holds), Pink Chiffon (discolors to khaki, it turned my bright pink into a dusty rose), Plumera, Princess Orchid (does accelerate - plan on nothing more than layers), Sultana (Prince Showers), Sweater Weather, Sweet Orange and Chili Pepper, Weather Vane (several Thumbs up on this particular fragrance), White Tea and Ginger, Wild Mountain Honey (low MUR - but still holds)

Indigo Fragrances
Black Pepper Bergamot

Lone Star (LS) -
CK -1, Cranberry Chutney, Chocolate Mint, Japanese Cherry Blossom, Juniper Breeze, Love Spell type, Mango Papaya, Midsummers Night,

Mad Oils (now Arizona Mad Oils) – Elderflower, Wild Hyacinth, Velvet Peppercorn

From MMS (Majestic Mountain Sage) -
Intense Almond, Ginger milk, Green Tea, Plumeria,
Love Spell, Relaxation, Tassie Lavender

Micas and More –
Brown sugar and fig, Black Raspberry and Vanilla, Lavender & Apricot, Oakmoss & Amber, Palo Santo, Sugared Apple, Viva La Juicy

Nature's Garden (NG) -
Anjou Pear Blossom, Apple Orchard, Australian Bamboo Grass,
Balsam, Baby Bee, Bayberry, Bite Me (smells like Cherry Limeade or
Fruit Punch), Bubble Luscious, Cracklin Birch, Dark Musk, Elf Sweat,
Green Irish Tweed, Hummingbird, Lemon Sugar, Love Spell (decelerates), Mango Sorbet, Nag Champa, Pumpkin Apple Butter, The Perfect Man (use at .5 oz ppo), Passionate Kisses, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Satsuma,
Sweet Orange Chili Pepper (smells like orange sherbet.
No A slightly yellowed the soap. Strong scent after cure),
& Vanilla Champagne.

Nurture Soap -
Avalanche (.5 oz ppo), All Souls day (.5 oz ppo), Awaken,
Apricot (decelerates), Black Raspberry Vanilla, Carmel Coffee,
Comfort and Joy, Cucumber Melon, Earth Meets Sky, Flame Tree, Jeweled Fir (.5 oz ppo), Paramour, Peace & Love (.5 oz ppo),
Winter Wonderland,

Oregon Trails – Mysore Sandalwood

Pure Fragrance - Dragon's Blood,

Rustic Escentuals (ES) -
Barbershop 1920's ( I haven't found anyone's dupe to be nearly as good as RE's version), Blue Skies, Calabrian Bergamot & Violet,
Coffee House, cucumber mint, Green Tweed, Heavenly Honeysuckle,
Hippie Chick, Icy Peppermint, Issey Miyake, London Fog, Lemon Curd,
Lemon Slices, Lemon Verbena, Neroli, Oud Wood, Redwood,
Satsuma, Tuscan Fields,

RE fragrances (continued):
Angel Baby, Angel Heart, Blackberry Sage, Blackberry Scone, Interlude, Moscato, Ozark Forest, Red Saffron, Merlot, Tangerine Lavender, Toasted marshmallow, Cornbread (strong), Spicy Apple Peaches - (Loses peach at six months, but a wonderful cider, over a year and sticking), Pipe Smoke, & Sea Kelp,

Soapalooza - Bosa Nova, Tassie Lavender (doesn’t stick for everyone)

Soap Making With Lisa (has a web site and does pre-sales on facebook)
Pomegranate Noir, a jo malone dupe
Nectarine Blossom & Honey, a jo malone dupe
Issey Miyake

Sweetcakes -
Clean for Men, Cucumber Melon, Lilac is amazing, Mango Tea,
Naran Ji, Northwoods, Orange Blossom, Sandalwood, True Rose,
Yuzu, Santa's Pipe

Waxy Flower Fragrances, a.k.a AAA candle fragrances
Bayberry, CK -1, Moonbeam,

Wholesale Supplies PLUS (WSP) –
Black Raspberry Vanilla, Caribbean Coconut,
Cucumber Melon (DOES NOT accelerate, others do!),
Coconut Lime Verbena, Dragons blood, Frankincense, Green Tea & Cucumber, Ice Tea Twist (use at .5 oz ppo) , Irish Spring, Lemongrass Sage, Mango Papaya, Mango Sorbet, Midsummer's Night, Monkey Farts, Nag Champa, Passionate Kisses, PERFECT MAN, WSP pink grapefruit (is the best I've found), Rose Garden,
Sea Salt & Driftwood, Sugared Spruce,
Sun & Sand, Sweet Honeysuckle, Three Wise Men,
True Lilac (is hands down the best lilac ever), Vanilla Champagne (big seller)

 

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If you have tested anything during 2021 and would like it added to the list, just post it.
The list is for fragrances that have proved that they last at least 6 months in CP soap.

 

[lucycat]

My favorite new fragrance in 2021 was WSP's Waterlily & Bluebell; a nice blend of a water scent and a soft floral; strong at 6 months; slight fading at 9 months.

I also finally soaped OT's German Chamomile Tea and wondered why I had waited so long. A nice light grassy scent. So far, the soap at 5 months seems as strong as when first made.