Bergamot Fragrance Oil Spotlight
Bergamot fragrance comes from the bergamot orange. Strange name seeing as it’s not actually orange- more of a yellow-ish green but it is the size of an orange. Hmm. Well, it is a citrus fruit. its Latin name is Citrus bergamia. ‘Bergamot’ comes from the Italian bergamotta or ‘prince of pears.’ …but it isn’t a pear, either. Most of the world’s bergamot oranges are grown in southern Italy, the rest in southern France. It is also grown in southern France and southern Turkey. The flesh of this fruit is not edible- not that you would ever eat fragrance or essential oils, anyway. Oil made from pressing the peel is used for a variety of flavorings, most famously, Earl Grey Tea and Turkish Delight. It is often made into marmalade in Italy. Bergamot oil is even used in smokeless tobacco products as flavoring. It takes about 100 bergamot oranges to make 3 oz of bergamot oil. For this reason, pure bergamot oil is highly coveted. Bergamot oil has been an ingredient in fragrance since as early as 1714.
What Does Bergamot Fragrance Oil Smell Like?
Crisp, clean and juicy with a subtle floralcy; the citrus jewel of the Mediterranean (bergamot essential oil) is uplifting and bright. This distinctive aroma is the perfect scent for an aromatherapy lotion or candle to escape the everyday.
How Do Our Customers Use Bergamot Fragrance Oil?
Candles! This fruity fragrance performs perfectly in joy wax and wow wax, and is nice and strong in soy wax. It is not gel wax compatible. The maximum recommended usage percentage for this citrus scent in vegetable waxes and paraffin wax is 10%. Our coloring suggestions for candles are to use 3 drops green plus 2 drops yellow liquid candle dye per 4 pounds of wax or shred a small amount of green and yellow color block into your melted wax. Never color your candles with crayons; it will clog the wick!
Room scents! This uplifting aura comes across nice and strong in aroma beads and the maximum recommended usage percentage in incense and potpourri is 50%.
Soaps! The maximum recommended usage percentage for this awakening aroma in bath oils, bath gels, and soaps is 5%. Our cold process soap testing found that this fragrance performed perfectly: no acceleration, no ricing, no separation, no discoloration, and very strong scent retention! Our coloring suggestions for bath and body products are to use green and yellow soap colorant in the amount that satisfies you. You’re welcome to try natural soap colorants, but pay close attention to the descriptions on their corresponding webpages- some colorants may be altered by different soapmaking processes. Never color your bath and body products with candle dye or you’ll end up coloring yourself!
Not surprisingly, there aren’t many bergamot-shaped soap molds on the market, but flexiblemolds.com has some super citrus molds.
Body products! This stimulating scent performs perfectly in perfumes and its maximum recommended usage percentage in lotions and body sprays is 5%.
Cleaning products! The maximum recommended usage percentage for relaxing fragrance in cleaning products is 5%.
