Honey Calendula Fragrance Oil is a scent oil built around warm honey sweetness softened with gentle florals, and it is used mainly to add fragrance to candles, soaps, bath bombs, scrubs and other DIY body and home products. It is a cosmetic-and-craft fragrance oil, not an essential oil, so it should be blended into a base rather than applied neat or swallowed. Azlok offers it from a 100 gm bottle up to bulk 20 kg packs, starting at ₹249.
What it smells like
The aroma opens with a light honey sweetness on top, moves into a soft floral and sweet-nutty middle, and settles on a soft balsamic, clean musky base. In practice that means it reads as cosy and slightly sweet rather than sharp or perfumey. The liquid itself ranges from pale yellow to amber, which is normal for this type of oil and does not affect performance.
Common uses
- Candles: Scented soy, paraffin or blended wax candles and wax melts.
- Cold-process and melt-and-pour soap: A warm, comforting bar scent.
- Bath bombs and bath salts: A small amount perfumes a big batch.
- Body and facial scrubs, creams and lotions: Adds fragrance to sugar or salt scrubs and emulsions.
- Lip balms and lipsticks: Used sparingly for scent, kept within safe cosmetic limits.
- Perfume oils and diffuser blends: For roll-ons and reed or electric diffusers, and for calming aromatherapy-style room scenting.
How to use it
Fragrance oils are concentrated, so a little goes a long way. Use these as starting points and always follow the guidance for your specific base:
- Candles: Typically 6–10% of the wax weight. Add fragrance once the melted wax has cooled to the temperature recommended by your wax supplier, then stir gently for a minute or two before pouring.
- Soap: Around 3–5% of your total oils. Add at light trace in cold-process soap.
- Bath bombs and scrubs: Usually 1–3% of the total mix. Blend it evenly so hot spots don't develop.
- Lotions, creams and roll-on perfume oils: Use at low leave-on percentages and stay within recognised cosmetic safety limits.
If you sell your products, check the safe usage levels for each product type and keep a note of how much you added per batch. This helps with consistency and labelling.
Safety notes
This is a fragrance product for external, formulated use only.
- Do not ingest and do not apply the neat oil directly to skin.
- Patch-test any new leave-on product on a small area before regular use, since fragrance can cause sensitivity in some people.
- Work in a well-ventilated space and avoid getting the concentrate in your eyes.
- Keep away from children and pets, and store away from open flames as fragrance oil is flammable.
- Ask the seller for the MSDS and allergen information if you need it for compliance or labelling.
Buying and storage
Choose your pack size to match how you work. A 100 gm bottle is enough to test a few candle or soap batches, while the 500 gm, 1 kg and larger sizes up to 20 kg suit regular makers and small businesses buying in bulk. Because it is sold by weight across a wide range, you can scale up once you have settled on a recipe.
Store the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and heat. Kept well, it has a shelf life of around two years. Label the bottle with the date you opened it, and keep it upright to avoid leaks. Azlok lists the Honey Calendula Fragrance Oil with these specifications so you can match batch sizes to your production needs.
FAQ
Is Honey Calendula Fragrance Oil the same as an essential oil?
No. It is a crafted fragrance oil designed for scenting candles, soaps and cosmetics. It is not a steam-distilled essential oil and has no medicinal claims.
Can I put it directly on my skin?
Not neat. It should be diluted into a finished product such as a cream, balm or perfume oil at safe cosmetic levels, and you should patch-test before regular use.
How much should I use in candles?
A common range is 6–10% of the wax weight, added once the wax has cooled to your supplier's recommended fragrance temperature. Start lower and adjust to taste.
Will the pale-yellow-to-amber colour tint my soap or candle?
At normal usage rates the colour effect is usually minimal, but it can lightly tint very pale bases. Test a small batch first if colour matters for your product.
How long does it last once opened?
About two years when stored in a cool, dry, tightly closed container away from sunlight and heat.