Please enlighten me what is the difference between fragrance oils and essential oils that are added to shaving soaps/ creams by artisan makers MNS, QCS, MW?
Fragrance oil vs Essential oil ?
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Fragrance oils, also known as aroma oils, aromatic oils, and flavor oils, are blended synthetic aroma compounds or natural essential oils that are diluted with a carrier like propylene glycol, vegetable oil, or mineral oil. Aromatic oils are used in perfumery, cosmetics, flavoring of food, and in aromatherapy.
Essential oils are distilled from plant material using water, steam or both. The process involves placing plant material over a grate and forcing steam through the grate. In the alternative,the plant material can be placed in boiling water. In either case, the heat from the steam and/or water causes the plant material to break apart and release an aromatic vapor. This vapor is condensed through cooling tubes into liquid form. This liquid is the essential oil of the plant, along with the hydrosol (water) of the plant. The essential oil and hydrosol are then separated from one another and separately bottled for shipping and sale. Essential oils have remarkable qualities that enhance health, beauty and well being, helping to revitalize skin, encouraging radiance and resilience. Different essential oils produce different results in different persons with different skin types and some people are allergic to EO's and/or FO's. Most people who purchase soaps with essential oils due to their purity, buy then for their scent only... essential oils have many other benefits and it is helpful to be aware of them. You don't want to buy a shaving soap with a lot of essential oil that promotes hair growth for instance......
Essential oils are gotten from citrus fruits by pressing the peel, distillation will not work in this instance. Also many flowers will only give up their scent with enfleurage. This is a time consuming process of layering the flowers in fat or oil until the fragrance is absorbed into the oil, then doing it many many more times until the oil carries the flowers scent. This can then be distilled to extract the essential oil from the fat.
Fragrance oils are different from essential oils in that they are not distilled from the plant material for which they are named. Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as essential oil of such things as strawberry, peach, watermelon, kiwi, mango, fig, pomegranate or cucumber. Fragrance oils are combinations of synthetically manufactured chemicals which are designed to "mimic" the aroma of natural materials. Some fragrance oil manufacturers use small amounts of true plant oils to boost and enhance the final aroma of their oil, but for the most part, fragrance oils are composed of synthetic chemicals, However, we love fragrance oils as well for the aroma's they impart to our homes, laundry and our baths to mention a just few of my favorite things to do with with aroma. Remember, you only need to use a few drops. There could be approx 500 to 1000 drops per ounce depending on the viscosity of the oil and the size of the dropper head.
Many perfumes and colognes, including the high end ones, may have fragrance oils added as well as essential oils.. this was started because certain flowers or fruits may not give up their fragrance in the essential oil distillation process. Examples of these are Lily of the Valley and Pear. The perfume industry has created synthetics to duplicate these types of fragrances and have even expanded into scents such as the smell of salt air near the ocean. Both EO's and FO's complement each other and both are indispensible to modern perfumery.
Essential oils are distilled from plant material using water, steam or both. The process involves placing plant material over a grate and forcing steam through the grate. In the alternative,the plant material can be placed in boiling water. In either case, the heat from the steam and/or water causes the plant material to break apart and release an aromatic vapor. This vapor is condensed through cooling tubes into liquid form. This liquid is the essential oil of the plant, along with the hydrosol (water) of the plant. The essential oil and hydrosol are then separated from one another and separately bottled for shipping and sale. Essential oils have remarkable qualities that enhance health, beauty and well being, helping to revitalize skin, encouraging radiance and resilience. Different essential oils produce different results in different persons with different skin types and some people are allergic to EO's and/or FO's. Most people who purchase soaps with essential oils due to their purity, buy then for their scent only... essential oils have many other benefits and it is helpful to be aware of them. You don't want to buy a shaving soap with a lot of essential oil that promotes hair growth for instance......
Essential oils are gotten from citrus fruits by pressing the peel, distillation will not work in this instance. Also many flowers will only give up their scent with enfleurage. This is a time consuming process of layering the flowers in fat or oil until the fragrance is absorbed into the oil, then doing it many many more times until the oil carries the flowers scent. This can then be distilled to extract the essential oil from the fat.
Fragrance oils are different from essential oils in that they are not distilled from the plant material for which they are named. Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as essential oil of such things as strawberry, peach, watermelon, kiwi, mango, fig, pomegranate or cucumber. Fragrance oils are combinations of synthetically manufactured chemicals which are designed to "mimic" the aroma of natural materials. Some fragrance oil manufacturers use small amounts of true plant oils to boost and enhance the final aroma of their oil, but for the most part, fragrance oils are composed of synthetic chemicals, However, we love fragrance oils as well for the aroma's they impart to our homes, laundry and our baths to mention a just few of my favorite things to do with with aroma. Remember, you only need to use a few drops. There could be approx 500 to 1000 drops per ounce depending on the viscosity of the oil and the size of the dropper head.
Many perfumes and colognes, including the high end ones, may have fragrance oils added as well as essential oils.. this was started because certain flowers or fruits may not give up their fragrance in the essential oil distillation process. Examples of these are Lily of the Valley and Pear. The perfume industry has created synthetics to duplicate these types of fragrances and have even expanded into scents such as the smell of salt air near the ocean. Both EO's and FO's complement each other and both are indispensible to modern perfumery.
Essential Oils....natural. Derived directly from plant or nature source. Animal, etc.
Fragrance Oil... a synthetic, man made scent created in a lab using chemicals instead of natural substances.
Is one better than the other?
No. (this is my opinion)
The problem with Fragrance Oils (FO) is attempting to create the scent exactly as nature has.
The problem with many EO's is the reactions they can have on skin. For instance...citrus scents. Personally if I were to rub orange peel or juice on me I'd be breaking out. I love the scent. But, for this stuff I'd rather have a created substance from a lab so I can enjoy the scent without the pain. Now, granted, some folks have reactions to certain FO's as well.
Fragrance Oil... a synthetic, man made scent created in a lab using chemicals instead of natural substances.
Is one better than the other?
No. (this is my opinion)
The problem with Fragrance Oils (FO) is attempting to create the scent exactly as nature has.
The problem with many EO's is the reactions they can have on skin. For instance...citrus scents. Personally if I were to rub orange peel or juice on me I'd be breaking out. I love the scent. But, for this stuff I'd rather have a created substance from a lab so I can enjoy the scent without the pain. Now, granted, some folks have reactions to certain FO's as well.
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Thank you for your input.
This is often repeated around here (that EO is the true scent or real scent) but the problem is that EO is the true scent of that batch of material, from that area, harvested at that time, manufactured by that method, etc, etc. Every EO will have a varying scent based on a myriad of factors. It always cracks me up when people say product X has a more true scent that product Y. Unless they use the same oil from the same batch from the same company etc, they will likely have different scents, never mind the million other factors including the other components of the product, amount of scent used, etc.
Very true. Take any natural scent. Say...cedar. Well..is it wet? What's the age of the tree? Was it burned? What was the soil like? Did it have any fungus, blah blah etc. etc. A million and one factors that can alter the scent of the tree. Then you have someone trying to replicate just one combination of scents from that tree/ wood and their interpretation is not as you sniffed in nature. Nor as you recall.
Give 5 perfumers the same scent to duplicate and you'll have 40 versions.
EO is a true scent in that it comes from a true source. That is my definition. Not that as you have interpreted.
I was just pointing out that there is no one scent. You said the problem with FO was trying to "create the scent exactly as nature has". But which version of what nature (and then extracted by man) has produced? There are countless and then they are all by a thousand human interactions such as where the product was grown, when it was harvested, the method used to extract the oil, etc. I guess I just don't see it as a problem that FO don't match exactly because there is no one scent to match.
Absolute oils are extracted by solvent some are truly marvelousfrom my website: Fragrances and Essential Oils : Mama Bears Soaps and Gift Shop , Mama Bears Shaving Soaps and Bath Products for the Discerning Gentleman and Lady
Fragrance oils, also known as aroma oils, aromatic oils, and flavor oils, are blended synthetic aroma compounds or natural essential oils that are diluted with a carrier like propylene glycol, vegetable oil, or mineral oil. Aromatic oils are used in perfumery, cosmetics, flavoring of food, and in aromatherapy.
Essential oils are distilled from plant material using water, steam or both. The process involves placing plant material over a grate and forcing steam through the grate. In the alternative,the plant material can be placed in boiling water. In either case, the heat from the steam and/or water causes the plant material to break apart and release an aromatic vapor. This vapor is condensed through cooling tubes into liquid form. This liquid is the essential oil of the plant, along with the hydrosol (water) of the plant. The essential oil and hydrosol are then separated from one another and separately bottled for shipping and sale. Essential oils have remarkable qualities that enhance health, beauty and well being, helping to revitalize skin, encouraging radiance and resilience. Different essential oils produce different results in different persons with different skin types and some people are allergic to EO's and/or FO's. Most people who purchase soaps with essential oils due to their purity, buy then for their scent only... essential oils have many other benefits and it is helpful to be aware of them. You don't want to buy a shaving soap with a lot of essential oil that promotes hair growth for instance......
Essential oils are gotten from citrus fruits by pressing the peel, distillation will not work in this instance. Also many flowers will only give up their scent with enfleurage. This is a time consuming process of layering the flowers in fat or oil until the fragrance is absorbed into the oil, then doing it many many more times until the oil carries the flowers scent. This can then be distilled to extract the essential oil from the fat.
Fragrance oils are different from essential oils in that they are not distilled from the plant material for which they are named. Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as essential oil of such things as strawberry, peach, watermelon, kiwi, mango, fig, pomegranate or cucumber. Fragrance oils are combinations of synthetically manufactured chemicals which are designed to "mimic" the aroma of natural materials. Some fragrance oil manufacturers use small amounts of true plant oils to boost and enhance the final aroma of their oil, but for the most part, fragrance oils are composed of synthetic chemicals, However, we love fragrance oils as well for the aroma's they impart to our homes, laundry and our baths to mention a just few of my favorite things to do with with aroma. Remember, you only need to use a few drops. There could be approx 500 to 1000 drops per ounce depending on the viscosity of the oil and the size of the dropper head.
Many perfumes and colognes, including the high end ones, may have fragrance oils added as well as essential oils.. this was started because certain flowers or fruits may not give up their fragrance in the essential oil distillation process. Examples of these are Lily of the Valley and Pear. The perfume industry has created synthetics to duplicate these types of fragrances and have even expanded into scents such as the smell of salt air near the ocean. Both EO's and FO's complement each other and both are indispensible to modern perfumery.
