Haunted House Fragrance Oil

A pastry gourmand that has been left too long. Burnt caramel and dark maple syrup carry it, with the scorched edge of sugar taken past the point a baker would have pulled it. There is old wood underneath — the smell of a kitchen that has been in use for a century and has soaked it all up. It is thick, warm and deliberately unsubtle, and it sits well apart from the clean bakery scents most gourmands aim for.

Plan around the colour. At ~5% vanillin, plus caramel and maple materials that carry their own browning, this is the most likely oil in the collection to darken a pale base — and it will do it faster than vanillin alone would. Use a Vanilla Stabilizer, or start from an amber, caramel or deep cream base where the shift reads as part of the product.

Category maxima across our 86 bases. Facial and tear-free versions sit lower than the body version of the same base, and five of our sulfate-free bases specify a different load for vanillin-containing fragrances. Always take the figure from the base product page you are actually using, or see the full reference table.

Many suppliers sell fragrance oils cut with carrier oils or diluents to reduce cost. Ours are concentrated, pure, undiluted and cosmetic grade. A concentrated oil means a lower fragrance load per batch — a little goes a long way, and your cost per unit drops even when the per-ounce price does not.

Product compatibility is not the responsibility of Essentials By Catalina, Inc. We strongly advise sampling before committing to larger quantities so you can evaluate performance, compatibility and safety in your own formulation. Keep all products out of children's reach.