Chocolate

Chocolate

Base note Gourmand Fragrance oil

Rich cocoa and milk chocolate, often with a vanilla or brownie-batter sweetness. Weaker blends smell dusty, more cocoa powder than melting bar.

Made from: A blended fragrance oil; cocoa absolute and cacao CO2 exist but are costly and faint in wax, so nearly all chocolate scents are synthetic accords.
Strength: ●●●○○
Cost: Moderate
Moods: Cozy Nostalgic Sensual
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

Chocolate alone can throw softly; pairing it with peppermint, orange or raspberry gives a louder, more recognizable candle.

Wax meltsGreat

Reed diffuserWorkable

Room & linen sprayWorkable

Electric (water) diffuserAvoid

Cold-process soapGood

Most chocolate oils contain vanillin and turn soap dark brown. That suits the scent: lean into it with a brown bar or a cocoa-powder swirl.

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

Vanilla

Base · Gourmand

Peppermint

Raspberry

Cherry

Sweet Orange

Coffee

Middle · Gourmand

Caramel

Base · Gourmand

Coconut

Middle · Gourmand

Strawberry

Marshmallow

Base · Gourmand

Don't have it? Try Coffee, Caramel.

In these blends

Peppermint Bark

Holiday candy tins: cool peppermint over creamy chocolate.

Almond · Chocolate · Coconut · Spearmint · Peppermint · Vanilla

Top 25% Middle 44% Base 31%

FestiveNostalgicWinter

A little lore

The Aztecs valued cacao beans so highly that they used them as money as well as for a bitter, frothy drink.