Scent Almanac
Pear
Juicy, sweet and slightly green, like a ripe pear skin and flesh. Soft on its own and can drift toward candy or nail-polish-like esters.
- Made from
- A blended fragrance oil — no natural pear essential oil exists; the scent is built from fruity esters, lactones and other aroma chemicals.
- Strength
- ●●○○○ soft — use generously
- Cost
- Budget
- Moods
- UpliftingRefreshingCalming
- Seasons
- Autumn, Spring
- Rooms
- Kitchen, Bathroom, Living room
Cautions
- Fades quickly — weak in cold-process soap or at hot throw
No special cautions at normal use.
How it behaves
CandlesGood
A light note; combine it with freesia, caramel or ginger for more body, and use the top of your wax's range.
Wax meltsGood
Reed diffuserGood
Room & linen sprayGreat
Electric (water) diffuserAvoid
Cold-process soapWorkable
Tends to fade in cold-process soap as it cures. Anchor with a base note or pick a supplier's oil tested for soap.
Melt-and-pour soapGood
Laundry & cleaningGood
Pairs well with
Apple
Top · Fruity
Fragrance oil
Freesia
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil
White Tea
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
Caramel
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Brown Sugar
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Cranberry
Top · Fruity
Fragrance oil
Ginger
Middle · Spicy
Essential oil
Vanilla
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Honey
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Don't have it? Try Apple, Peach.
In these blends
Apple Orchard
Picking apples on a cold, bright October morning, cider warming at the stand.
Apple · Brown Sugar · Cinnamon Leaf · Ginger · Pear · Nutmeg
CozyNostalgicUpliftingAutumn
Peony Blush
A jar of pink peonies on the dresser, just opened.
Peony · Sandalwood · Pear · Freesia · Bergamot
RomanticUpliftingSpring
Cherry Blossom Tea
Pale pink petals drifting over a cup of white tea in early spring.
Cherry Blossom · White Tea · Sandalwood · Freesia · Pear
CalmingUpliftingSpring
A little lore
Much of a ripe Bartlett pear's signature smell comes from a single compound nicknamed 'pear ester'.