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Peony

Peony

Middle (heart) note Floral Fragrance oil

Fresh, airy rose-like floral with a light fruity, dewy sweetness. Softer and brighter than rose.

Made from
A blended fragrance oil built from aroma chemicals (and sometimes naturals); no natural peony oil is commercially produced.
Strength
●●●○○
Cost
Moderate
Moods
RomanticUpliftingClean
Seasons
Spring, Summer
Rooms
Bedroom, Bathroom, Living room
Follow the supplier's safety data sheet and certificate for use levels.

How it behaves

CandlesGreat

Floral fragrance oils generally throw well in soy and paraffin; check your supplier's recommended load.

Wax meltsGreat
Reed diffuserGreat
Room & linen sprayGreat

Needs a solubilizer (such as polysorbate 20) to mix into a water-based spray.

Electric (water) diffuserAvoid
Cold-process soapWorkable

Floral fragrance oils are the most common culprits for accelerating trace or ricing in cold process. Read supplier soap-test notes, soap at cooler temperatures and have a slow recipe ready.

Melt-and-pour soapGood
Laundry & cleaningGood

Pairs well with

Rose
Rose
Middle · Floral
Absolute / CO2
Pink Pepper
Pink Pepper
Top · Spicy
Essential oil
Raspberry
Raspberry
Top · Fruity
Fragrance oil
White Tea
White Tea
Top · Fresh & clean
Fragrance oil
Freesia
Freesia
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil
Cherry Blossom
Cherry Blossom
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil
Bergamot
Bergamot
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Peach
Peach
Top · Fruity
Fragrance oil
Lilac
Lilac
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil
Magnolia
Magnolia
Middle · Floral
Fragrance oil

Don't have it? Try Rose, Freesia.

In these blends

Cottage Garden
Tomato vines, cut grass and armfuls of peonies and lilac in a May garden.
Peony · Lilac · Tomato Leaf · Fresh-Cut Grass · Oakmoss · Virginian Cedarwood
Top 29% Middle 47% Base 24%
UpliftingNostalgicSpringSummer
Peony Blush
A jar of pink peonies on the dresser, just opened.
Peony · Sandalwood · Pear · Freesia · Bergamot
Top 28% Middle 50% Base 22%
RomanticUpliftingSpring

A little lore

Peonies have been cultivated in China for well over a thousand years and are sometimes called the king of flowers there.

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