Back to Additives Top Basic Fragrance Oil (FO) Questions What is fragrance oil?
• Fragrance oils are complex chemical solutions that may or may not contain an essential oil depending on the scent. • Depending on the chemical composition FO’s may be classified as body safe for soaps and bath and body products. It is imperative that you find out if an oil is safe BEFORE using it in soap or bath and body products. • Fragrance oils are flammable by themselves, if superheated above the flash point. If you are making gel candles, the flash point of your FO is very important. • FO’s can be cut with DPG for incense and potpourri making. • FO’s can not be diluted in water unless they are first mixed with a FO modifier. So don’t pour it down your sink! Toss the bottle, oil and all. • FO’s LOVE PLASTIC. Low density ethylene, propylene and some hard plastics will be destroyed by FO’s. It’s a good idea to keep your oils away from anything plastic that you want to keep. • FO’s will lose their strength over time, IF they are exposed to air (if you leave the top off the bottle).
