Rose from the Dead Fragrance Oil

A fougere built on flowers rather than lavender. Damask rose and gardenia carry the opening — lush, full, unmistakably funeral-flower — and underneath sits oakmoss and cedarwood doing the work a fougere base normally does: damp, green, faintly bitter, the smell of stone and overgrowth. The florals never quite escape it, and that tension is the whole scent.

It is the technical opposite of RIP in the same collection. Where RIP is low-vanillin and easy in a white base, this one runs ~5% vanillin and will visibly warm a pale base over months. It is also rated not suitable for cold process soap or candles — not untested, tested and ruled out. Plan around that rather than discovering it in a batch.

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.