Maple
Syrupy, woody-sweet and slightly smoky, like pancakes with warm syrup. Some blends lean heavily on a curry-like fenugreek edge that not everyone likes.
Cautions
- Discolors soap or wax (usually tan to dark brown)
No special cautions at normal use.
How it behaves
CandlesGreat
A strong autumn thrower; pairs well with bourbon-style woods, coffee and cinnamon. Discolors white wax over time.
Wax meltsGreat
Reed diffuserWorkable
Room & linen sprayGood
Electric (water) diffuserAvoid
Cold-process soapGood
Turns soap tan to dark brown. Plan a brown or golden design.
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
Pumpkin Spice
Middle · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Coffee
Middle · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Cinnamon Leaf
Middle · Spicy
Essential oil
Vanilla
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Tobacco Leaf
Base · Smoky & leather
Fragrance oil
Virginian Cedarwood
Base · Woody
Essential oil
Apple
Top · Fruity
Fragrance oil
Caramel
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Brown Sugar
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Campfire
Base · Smoky & leather
Fragrance oil
Don't have it? Try Brown Sugar, Caramel.
In these blends
Pumpkin Patch
Hay bales, crisp apples and a pie cooling on the porch rail.
Pumpkin Spice · Apple · Vanilla · Maple · Clove Bud
CozyNostalgicAutumn
Maple Sugar Morning
Pancakes, maple syrup and toasted nuts on a slow weekend morning.
Almond · Mandarin · Maple · Cinnamon Leaf · Brown Sugar
CozyNostalgicAutumnWinter
A little lore
It takes roughly 40 gallons of sugar maple sap boiled down to make one gallon of syrup, and Québec produces most of the world's supply.