Cinnamon & Clove?

[aselland]

This Christmas I am trying my hand at candles to hopefully include with everyones gifts. I LOVE cinnamon and clove candles - usually get them at bath & body works. Is there a candle safe fragrance that is this scent? If so, where can I find it?? If I can find this, I'd probably make a million candles for myself too TIA!

 

[biarine]

2 weeks ago I used cloves & cinnamon leaf in 2% with sweet orange and clementine 3% I love the smell. I don't have reaction but it's depend on your skin. Just be careful not using too much.

 

[dixiedragon]

Cinnamon and clove EOs are fairly inexpensive. That might be a good way to go. For example, Brambleberry has Cinnamon Leaf EO for 5.80 for 2 oz, which is similar to pricing for FOs.

 

[aselland]

And those are okay for candles? I wasn't sure I could use those... Only because Brambleberry has a specific fragrance section for candles.

 

[Susie]

I think the cassia/cinnamon bark smells much more like true cinnamon.

 

[kumudini]

Check out rustic escentuals, I think they are mostly geared towards candle making, have several fragrances and they do list stuff like hot/ cold throw, gel candle safe or not, that kind of stuff. I think you can use any fragrance in candles, when it comes to bath and body products and cosmetics, that's when I see people talking about skin safe issues. I could be wrong as I haven't made any candles and haven't really researched things for that purpose. But do check out rusticescentuals.com, I'm sure you will find what you are looking for.

 

[Paintguru]

And those are okay for candles? I wasn't sure I could use those... Only because Brambleberry has a specific fragrance section for candles.

In general, the issue isn't a FO/EO being incompatable with candles, it is with the FO/EO being unsafe for the skin. Obviously with EOs, you want to be a bit more careful in general, candle or skin.