Strawberry

Strawberry

Top note Fruity Fragrance oil

Ripe, sweet strawberry with a creamy, jammy edge. Most versions lean candy or strawberry-milk rather than fresh-picked berry.

Made from: A blended fragrance oil — no natural strawberry essential oil exists; the scent is built from fruity esters, lactones and other aroma chemicals.
Strength: ●●●○○
Cost: Budget
Moods: Uplifting Nostalgic Romantic
Seasons: Spring, Summer
Rooms: Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom

Blend with it

Cautions

Fades quickly — weak in cold-process soap or at hot throw

No special cautions at normal use.

How it behaves

CandlesGreat

Throws well, especially in paraffin blends; strawberry-vanilla and strawberry with chocolate are crowd favorites.

Wax meltsGreat

Reed diffuserGood

Room & linen sprayGreat

Electric (water) diffuserAvoid

Cold-process soapWorkable

Tends to fade in cold-process soap, and many strawberry oils contain vanillin that tans the bar. Check supplier notes.

Melt-and-pour soapGood

Some strawberry oils contain vanillin; use a color stabilizer if you want a bright pink bar.

Laundry & cleaningGood

Pairs well with

Vanilla

Base · Gourmand

Chocolate

Base · Gourmand

Raspberry

Marshmallow

Base · Gourmand

Watermelon

Peach

Lime

Rose

Middle · Floral

Don't have it? Try Raspberry.

In these blends

Berry Patch Lemonade

Pink lemonade and a bowl of strawberries at a summer picnic.

Freesia · Strawberry · Lemon · Lemongrass · Vanilla · Sandalwood

Top 33% Middle 47% Base 20%

UpliftingEnergizingSummer

A little lore

The modern garden strawberry is an 18th-century French hybrid of a North American and a Chilean wild species.