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Fresh Linen

Fresh Linen

Top note Fresh & clean Fragrance oil

Clean, soapy and softly powdery with an airy, sparkling top and a warm musk base. It's the smell of fabric softener and just-made beds.

Made from
A blended fragrance oil. No natural oil exists; it's built from clean musks, aldehydes and soft florals meant to evoke laundry dried outdoors.
Strength
●●●●○
Cost
Budget
Moods
CleanCalmingNostalgic
Seasons
Spring, Summer
Rooms
Laundry, Bedroom, Bathroom, Entryway
No special cautions at normal use; follow your supplier's usage limits.

How it behaves

CandlesGreat

Musky clean-laundry oils usually throw strongly in both soy and paraffin.

Wax meltsGreat
Reed diffuserGreat
Room & linen sprayGreat
Electric (water) diffuserAvoid
Cold-process soapGood

Most perform well, but check the supplier's notes for acceleration.

Melt-and-pour soapGreat
Laundry & cleaningGreat

A classic for linen sprays, dryer balls and laundry scent boosters. Choose an oil rated for skin contact if clothes will carry it.

Pairs well with

Lavender
Lavender
Middle · Floral
Essential oil
Sea Salt
Sea Salt
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
Rain
Rain
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
White Tea
White Tea
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
Lily of the Valley
Lily of the Valley
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil
Bergamot
Bergamot
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Top · Herbal
Essential oil
Cucumber
Cucumber
Top · Green
Fragrance oil
Lemon
Lemon
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Freesia
Freesia
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil

Don't have it? Try Rain, White Tea.

In these blends

Fresh Laundry
Sheets pulled warm off a sunny line, soft and faintly floral.
Fresh Linen · Lavender · Sandalwood · Lily of the Valley
Top 33% Middle 44% Base 22%
CleanCalmingSpringSummer

A little lore

Researchers have found that the smell of line-dried laundry comes partly from aldehydes and ketones formed when sunlight hits the damp fabric.

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