Product Details
NO. 1105 Fragrance Oil
Cactus Blossom by BBW Fragrance Oil is not a pure essential oil but contains fixatives to make a longer-lasting and more fragrant product. It works beautifully for Candle Making, Soap making, and Personal Care Applications such as Lotion, Shampoo, and Liquid Soap. This list is incomplete, and we invite you to play, create and invent a million other ways to use it. We recommend that you test a small amount before scaling up to larger-size formulations. As with all Vinevida products, these fragrance oils are intended for external use only and should not be ingested under any circumstances.
Scent Profile
Green fragrances of moisture against the parched Amyris musky sand with hints of citrus, coconut, and woody orange on the breeze. Surely an oasis must be close—a delight for the thirsty soul.
Fragrance Notes
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- Top: Green, Citrus
- Mid: Coconut, Floral
- Bottom: Musk, Woody
Flash Point
>200°F
Uses for NO. 1105 Fragrance Oil
Aromatherapy
Move your mind away from the stress of the office or screaming kids. Take yourself off to a distant desert oasis, lush and abundant. The perfect hideaway to relax and unwind.
Reed Diffusers and Candles
Gorgeous for the bathroom, to make it feel fresh and clean.
Custom Soap and Bath Products
Add a few drops to the cold process or melt and pour soaps to fragrance your bathroom beautifully.
Air Fresheners and Linen Sprays
Dilute a couple of drops of Cactus Blossom by BBW (Our Version Of) Fragrance Oil into a teaspoon of alcohol, then fill up your spray bottle with water. Freshen the furniture, sheets, and carpet.
Crafting Projects
Great for candle making, or how about adding a few drops to sand and succulent arrangement?The perfect scent for desert boho chic.
Directions for Use
Candles
Candles and related scented items fall under Category 12 of the IFRA safety standards. Cactus Blossom by BBW (Our Version Of) Fragrance Oil has no restrictions on use for category 12. Feel free to use as much or as little as pleases your nose.
Soaps and Bathroom Fragrances
Cactus Blossom by BBW (Our Version Of) Fragrance Oil lends well to bathroom products. Maximum dilution for soaps, shampoos, or any other IFRA category 9 product is 7.63%. This category also covers laundry pretreatment and cleaning products.
Maximum dilution for making an aerosol room spray or any other item that will be propelled using a pump is 23.93%.
Hand Made Perfumery
Fragrance oils make wonderful additions to handmade perfumes. For cologne designed to be applied to freshly shaved skin, a maximum dilution of 1.62% is appropriate. This would apply to both Eau de Toilettes and fine fragrances. For hydroalcoholic perfumery products designed to be used on unshaven skin, you can be more liberal with a maximum dilution of 3.9%.
If you use Cactus Blossom by BBW (Our Version Of) Fragrance Oil in deodorant or antiperspirant products, the maximum dilution is 0.88%. This applies to either roll-on or body spray products.
Body Care
As per the IFRA regulations, the maximum safe dilution for Cactus Blossom by BBW (Our Version Of) Fragrance Oil is set at 1.0% if used for body creams, foot care products, insect repellents, or talcum powder.
For specialized hand creams or fragrance hand sanitizers, the maximum dilution would be 1.0%.
IFRA Guidelines for Maximum Dilution
Maximum dilution for this fragrance oil depends on the products you plan on making.
It should be noted that maximum dilutions are from a safety aspect only, based on the chemical composition of the oil. Sometimes, these are very high because all components are relatively benign. These amounts are not necessarily recommendations of how much to use in your recipe. They may smell too strong or make the item prohibitively expensive to produce. As long as you remain below the advised limits, you can be as generous or parsimonious as you like. Use more, use less. We’ll leave the creative stuff to you.
The following maximum dilutions apply based on the ingredients used, as per the .
IFRA Maximum Skin Exposure Levels
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- 3% dilution, do not use undiluted on the skin.
Safety Caution
Cactus Blossom by BBW (Our Version Of) Fragrance Oil is not approved under IFRA safety guidelines for lip or mouth-related products as per their categories 1 and 6.
We recommend testing a small amount before scaling to larger formulations, as with all Vinevida products. These fragrance oils are intended for external use only and should not be ingested under any circumstances.
While Cactus Blossom by BBW (Our Version Of) Fragrance Oil will have no therapeutic properties because it is a synthetic product, it’s a wonderful way to scent your home. Have the best time experimenting and making your home an ever more beautiful expression of you every day.
Additional Information
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- Not suitable for ingestion.
Our Commitment to Quality
All of our Fragrance Oils are free of Phthalates, Parabens, SLS and SLES.