Scent recs for charcoal soap

[Servant4Christ]

I'm not very smell experienced yet so I need recs for scents to put in charcoal soap. Preferably masculine or unisex, but not cologne-like.

 

[basti]

Maybe something herbaly like Bamboo or Green Tea?

 

[Misschief]

My charcoal soap is one of my best sellers. I fragrance it with Lavender EO and the guys love it!

 

[Servant4Christ]

I've considered @Zing's spring clean blend, but hadn't really considered lavender. Thanks

I'm making a list of potentials to buy samples of this weekend. Please keep the recs coming.

 

[Catscankim]

I do lavender or mint, or rosemary/mint

 

[Servant4Christ]

Hmm maybe citrus and lavender....

Just found something that looks promising:
Midwest Fragrance Co- Cedar musk+lavender

 

[AliOop]

Charcoal scented with tea tree EO was all the rage for quite some time with the teen group - all claiming that it "cured" their acne.

I'm not a yuge fan of tea tree by itself, but I tolerate it well enough when mixed with lemon and lavender, or with mint.

You might also check out the Gentleman's Lavender blend on EOCalc.com. That was a huge hit with the manly men in my family.

 

[Zing]

Cedarwood bergamot?
And thanks @AliOop , i hadn't seen that blend. Bookmarked.
For me, tea tree needs to be buried in a blend.

 

[dibbles]

Tea tree has grown on me, and I use 1 part tea tree to 2 parts litsea (or lemongrass if that is what you have) for charcoal soaps. Otherwise I also like peppermint with lavender, and basti's suggestion of green tea is good - blended with ginger!

ETA: I am referring to ginger FO, blended with green tea FO here. Green tea fragrances tend to not accelerate, so it is a good pairing with ginger FOs - many of them accelerate too. I've never used ginger EO, so take @AliOop's advice on that one!

 

[AliOop]

basti's suggestion of green tea is good - blended with ginger!

Ginger is a serious accelerator for me, so it only gets used in one color soaps that are ok being "rustic."

And thanks @AliOop , i hadn't seen that blend. Bookmarked.

I hope you like it! It was pretty popular with everyone, now that I think about it - not just the guys.

 

[dibbles]

Ginger is a serious accelerator for me, so it only gets used in one color soaps that are ok being "rustic."

As it is being paired with green tea, I meant ginger FO. Some accelerate and some don't. I'll edit my post

 

[Servant4Christ]

I cannot remember what tea tree smells like. It's been that long (over a decade) since I've used it for anything. How does it smell compared to eucalyptus or peppermint EO? I can handle peppermint in small doses, but can't stand the medicinal smell of eucalyptus.

I was excited about gentleman's lavender, but I think that's going to have to wait. Please forgive my ignorance, but why is clary sage so much more expensive than the others in this blend?

 

[dibbles]

If you don't know what tea tree smells like, I would say don't buy it until you are sure you know you like it. It's not for everyone and there are lots of other options. I guess I would describe it as medicinal, but not in the camphoraceous way of eucalyptus.

 

[Servant4Christ]

@Zing Do you use cedarwood or cedarwood atlas in your spring clean blend? I really want to try that soon. Same question for the cedarwood/bergamot blend? Which cedarwood? I don't know the difference, other than there are two varieties at Brambleberry.

 

[Zing]

@Zing Do you use cedarwood or cedarwood atlas in your spring clean blend? I really want to try that soon. Same question for the cedarwood/bergamot blend? Which cedarwood? I don't know the difference, other than there are two varieties at Brambleberry.

Cedarwood virginian, the only cedarwood I use.
The scent of tea tree is "related" to eucalyptus, medicinal. It is not at all close to peppermint. Can you buy a little sample jar like from Whole Foods? Also, eocalc.com has never let me down.

 

[Servant4Christ]

I picked up a small bottle of tea tree today at Walmart. I have no idea the quality, but wanted to smell it. I remember this smell! It's not my favorite, but I'll take it over eucalyptus any day of the week and twice on Sunday!

 

[Servant4Christ]

Tea tree has grown on me, and I use 1 part tea tree to 2 parts litsea (or lemongrass if that is what you have) for charcoal soaps.

I'm liking this idea. Which smells better with the tea tree, litsea or lemongrass?

 

[dibbles]

I'm liking this idea. Which smells better with the tea tree, litsea or lemongrass?

I prefer litsea to lemongrass in general, so that would be my choice. But use lemongrass if you don’t have litsea.

 

[Servant4Christ]

I prefer litsea to lemongrass in general, so that would be my choice. But use lemongrass if you don’t have litsea.

Thankyou. I've never smelled litsea, but I'm going to order a sample.

 

[AAShillito]

I use litsea with orange 10x. Everyone loves it