If you’re a dark chocolate fanatic like I am, you know that it’s almost impossible to avoid it over the holidays (or for that matter, anytime). With our Dark Rich Chocolate Fragrance Oil, you can indulge as much as you want without any of the calories!
This sweet scent is as realistic as they come. In a review of the fragrance, one soaper’s teenage son thought she was actually baking a chocolate cake! Sugary top notes with deep mocha and cocoa bottom notes give this fragrance excellent staying power in cold process soap. Because it’s such a luscious fragrance, it does discolor to a deep ebony brown.
Edit: We asked for it and you delivered! You suggested so many blends with this wonderful fragrance that we’re listing them below. You can read through the original thread on Facebook here.
- 1 part Dark Rich Chocolate, 1 part Energy Fragrance Oil, 1/4 part Patchouli Essential Oil.
- 1 part Dark Chocolate 1 part Coconut Cybilla Fragrance Oil
- 1 part Dark Chocolate 1 part Sun Ripened Raspberry Fragrance Oil.
- 1 part Dark Chocolate 1 part Black Raspberry Vanilla Fragrance Oil
- 1 part Dark Rich Chocolate 1 part Creamsicle Cybilla Fragrance Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Chai Tea Cybilla
- Dark Rich Chocolate, Plumeria Fragrance Oil and Coconut Fragrance Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Morrocan Mint Fragrance Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Oatmeal Milk and Honey Cybilla
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Peppermint 2nd Distilled
- Dark Rich Chocolate, Turkish Mocha Fragrance Oil and Black Amber & Lavender Fragrance Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Baby Rose Fragrance Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate, Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil and Fresh Snow Fragrance Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Orange 10x Essential Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Amber Fragrance Oil
- Dark Rich Chocolate and Spearmint Essential Oil
The discoloration can work to your advantage, especially in tutorials such as our Almonds, Chocolate and Lavender tutorial. The intentional discoloration results a beautiful deep brown color, and it also means that’s one less colorant to buy. This fragrance does move quickly in cold process soaps, so it’s perfect so simple designs or thick layers of color. Check out the tutorials below to see some great examples of how to use this fragrance.
The Almonds, Chocolate and Lavender tutorial and Neapolitan Cold Process recipes both utilize intentional discoloration to achieve a rich brown color.
If you want to truly evoke the scent of holiday sweets and treats, trying pairing this fragrance with Peppermint Essential Oil or Cream Cheese Frosting Fragrance Oil. To learn more about how much of this fragrance oil to use in your cold process soaps, melt and pour projects or bath and body items, check out our post about using the Bramble Berry Fragrance Calculator. You can almost always assume that chocolate will enhance any recipe, and the same is true with this fragrance oil. If you’ve got any blending tips using this fragrance, I want to hear them in the comments. =) It’s always good to make this fragrance go the distance by finding new and exciting blends for it.
I used this lush scent along with Brambleberry’s Biscotti and it was amazing! The entire house smelled like chocolate covered cherries! (I confess I botched the initial batch because my oils were too hot, but round 2+ has been sinfully delightful! 🙂
Hi Ann!
That sounds like a deliciously sweet scent combination! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
-Kelsey with Bramble Berry
Almond Biscotti Fragrance Oil: https://www.brambleberry.com/Almond-Biscotti-Fragrance-Oil-P3866.aspx
I love blending the Dark Rich Chocolate FO with Spearmint essential oil and a tiny bit of Peppermint. Perfect for the winter, like a mint hot chocolate. My other favourite blend with Dark Rich Chocolate is a 60/40 mix with BB’s Island Coconut; it is tropical and sweet smelling like a decadent coconut truffle =)
Hi Erin! That sounds fantastic! Mint and chocolate is one of my favorite fragrance combinations!
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
Erin how much chocolate and how much spearmint ? I was going.ttry a 1 lb.Batch. Sounds wonderful
Hi Lavi!
I would recommend trying 2 parts chocolate to 1 part spearmint. Mint can be pretty strong 🙂
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
Erin how much chocolate and how much spearmint ? I was going.ttry a 1 lb.Batch. Sounds wonderful
Oh my gosh! I started out just over a week ago properly putting in a bit of research to make bath bombs as Christmas gifts after a couple of years meaning to and just being too busy to do so. Wow. I found your YouTube channel and am I obsessed or what?!
I’m also giving your recipe for solid bubble bars a go and going to try out melt and pour soap 🙂 handmade Christmas gifts are the best and you really have inspired me to try something other than my usual sewing and baking gifts ^_^
Hi Ashlee! So glad to hear you’re finding our YouTube channel helpful and enjoyable! 🙂 Also super happy that you’re going to give solid bubble bars and melt and pour a go! We would love to see pictures of your soapy creations on our Facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/BrambleBerry
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
The discoloration from the FO will bleed into lighter colors. The orange in my chocolate orange soap is now a lighter brown than the chocolate and the white peppermint chunks in my chocolate peppermint soap are now kind of a dirty white.
In your finished picture (with the whole almonds in it) it looks as if the brown soap slightly infused/bled into the white layer. How did you get that to happen? I love the look. In the log (image)of your tutorial, it looks like a clean line with no bleeding. I’d love to know how to achieve the look of your finished photo! Any advice? Thanks!
Hi Ja! I love this look also. This effect in the photo with the almonds is actually a natural effect of the fragrance and not a particular technique used. The photo next to it has cleaner lines due to a technique called “over the spoon pour” in which the layer is poured over a spoon or spatula,so that it doesn’t break through to the layer below creating a cleaner pour.
You can see an example of the “over the spoon pour” here:
Neopolitan CP For Valentine’s Day: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/cold-process-soap/neapolitan-cp-for-valentines-day/
And to give you a little more info regarding discoloration due to fragrance, check out this post:
Why Did my Soap Turn Brown: http://www.soapqueen.com/bath-and-body-tutorials/tips-and-tricks/why-did-my-soap-turn-brown/
Hope this helps!
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
Hi Everyone!
Happy Holidays!
Do you experience the same discoloration in Rebatch Soap?
TIA!
~Michele
I love the combo of dark rich chocolate and 10X orange from BB. I even use the Chocolate orange truffle in lip balms. Oh yum!
This chocolate with peppermint is so great in Christmas stocking soaps! Happy holidays here we come!