Cranberry

Cranberry

Top note Fruity Fragrance oil

Tart, bright red berry with a sharp, festive edge, usually sweetened. Blends can lean toward holiday candy or potpourri.

Made from: A blended fragrance oil — no natural cranberry essential oil exists; the scent is built from fruity esters, lactones and other aroma chemicals.
Strength: ●●●○○
Cost: Budget
Moods: Festive Uplifting Cozy
Seasons: Autumn, Winter
Rooms: Living room, Entryway, Kitchen

Blend with it

No special cautions at normal use.

How it behaves

CandlesGreat

A holiday best seller; cranberry with orange or with fir throws well and reads festive.

Wax meltsGreat

Reed diffuserGood

Room & linen sprayGreat

Electric (water) diffuserAvoid

Cold-process soapGood

Holds up better than most light fruits but spiced cranberry versions may accelerate or discolor. Check supplier notes.

Melt-and-pour soapGood

Laundry & cleaningGood

Pairs well with

Sweet Orange

Fir Needle

Middle · Woody

Cinnamon Leaf

Middle · Spicy

Clove Bud

Middle · Spicy

Apple

Pomegranate

Vanilla

Base · Gourmand

Virginian Cedarwood

Virginian Cedarwood

Juniper Berry

Middle · Woody

Cherry

Don't have it? Try Pomegranate, Cherry.

In these blends

Christmas Morning

A fresh-cut tree, a bowl of cranberries and oranges, cinnamon in the air.

Fir Needle · Cranberry · Virginian Cedarwood · Sweet Orange · Cinnamon Leaf · Clove Bud

Top 32% Middle 47% Base 21%

FestiveNostalgicWinter

Cranberry Wassail

A simmer pot of cranberries, orange peel and spice on the back burner.

Cranberry · Cinnamon Leaf · Ginger · Brown Sugar · Sweet Orange · Clove Bud

Top 33% Middle 47% Base 20%

FestiveCozyWinterAutumn

A little lore

Cranberries are one of the few fruits native to North America and are often harvested by flooding the bogs so the berries float.