wow thank you! So you will no longer be buying from them? I looked at a few and saw the specifications! I do not want any cancerous product in my soaps
Understand that my favorites were safe under the current IFRA regulations - IFRA -48. However, in May 2022, the IFRA-49 regulations kick in. Some fragrances are seeing a higher rate of use allowed under IFRA-49, while others are seeing a drastic reduction in the MUR ( Max Usage Rate). Unfortunately, 3 of my favorites will be reduced to a level not practical for use in soap. Lemongrass and Spearmint essential oils are suppose to become unsafe for use on skin too. I don't think it necessarily means cancerous. IFRA is suppose to include a factor for people who are developing sensitivities to compounds.
I probably won't purchase any new fragrances from Bramble Berry because they are expensive. I was waiting for a sale and then stocking up on my favorites.
There are several other suppliers out there that are about 1/2 the cost of Bramble Berry. I use Fragrance Buddy a lot. They have 1 ounce size bottles for $2.50 to $3. This is very cost effective for testing the fragrance. They max out at $17 - $18 per pound of fragrance. UNFORTUNATELY, they do not have the IFRA -49 information published yet, so you are buying blind until they publish the information. So of their fragrances are awful, but the ones that I like are WINNERS. They have 3 or 4 sales a year when everything is about 25% off.
I use micas and more. She tests all her fragrances. The owner has spent the last year having her fragrances re-formulated so that they will still perform at the IFRA-49 rates.
She doesn't have a huge selection of fragrances, but what she does has is SOLID performers for soap. She ships quick and prices are reasonable. No sales from her, but every weekend she gives something free away with orders from the weekend. Sometimes it is a free mica sample and sometimes it is a free 1 ounce bottle of fragrance. She also provides free soap samples. When she tests fragrances, she gives out the soap so that you can tell what the fragrance smells like without having to purchase it. LOVE this customer model because we all have different noses!
Nurture Soap is another soap friendly fragrance supplier, BUT she doesn't have the IFRA-49 information published for her fragrances either! You will be buying blind with her too! Nothing free here LOL. She runs $3.5 per 1 ounce sample and around $29 for 1 lb fragance. It's rare... but she does occasionally have a sale.
Cierra Fragrances does have IFRA-49 information available and does some testing ahead of time on her fragrances. I am new to this particular vender. I know her Shampure is solid in CP. I am currently testing about 6 fragrances from her. The prices seems fair with her too. Her one ounce size is $2.50 and her 1 lb bottles of fragrance run $18 - $25. AMAZING quick shipping from her.
