Caramel

Caramel

Base note Gourmand Fragrance oil

Buttery, burnt-sugar sweetness like warm toffee sauce. Very sweet and can turn candy-like or cloying on its own.

Made from: A blended fragrance oil, usually vanillin with ethyl maltol and furanones for the burnt-sugar note; no natural caramel oil exists.
Strength: ●●●●○
Cost: Budget
Moods: Cozy Nostalgic
Seasons: Autumn, Winter
Rooms: Living room, Kitchen

Blend with it

Cautions

Discolors soap or wax (usually tan to dark brown)

No special cautions at normal use.

How it behaves

CandlesGreat

A strong thrower and a classic with apple in autumn. Discolors white wax over time.

Wax meltsGreat

Loud in melts; a touch of sea salt or apple keeps it from smelling syrupy.

Reed diffuserWorkable

Room & linen sprayGood

Electric (water) diffuserAvoid

Cold-process soapGood

Turns soap tan to brown within a few weeks. Plan a caramel-colored or brown bar.

Melt-and-pour soapGood

Browns in melt-and-pour over weeks; a vanilla color stabilizer slows it, or choose a brown design.

Laundry & cleaningWorkable

Pairs well with

Apple

Sea Salt

Top · Fresh & clean

Vanilla

Base · Gourmand

Coffee

Middle · Gourmand

Pumpkin Spice

Middle · Gourmand

Chocolate

Base · Gourmand

Tobacco Leaf

Base · Smoky & leather

Maple

Base · Gourmand

Pear

Don't have it? Try Brown Sugar, Maple.

In these blends

Fresh espresso, caramel drizzle and the hum of a corner café.

Coffee · Mandarin · Almond · Caramel · Vanilla · Black Pepper

Top 24% Middle 53% Base 24%

EnergizingCozyAutumnWinter

A little lore

Caramel's smell comes from caramelization itself: heating sugar breaks it into many new aroma compounds that plain sugar does not have.