Crafters Choice™ Madagascar Black Pepper Fragrance Oil 358

International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI):
Fragrance

Common Name Ingredient Listing (FDA Approved):
Fragrance

Directions:
To Determine The Amount of Fragrance Oil Used In A Product:

The amount of fragrance that should be used in a formulation depends on three factors:

1) The maximum amount of scent the product base will accept .
2) The maximum IFRA skin safe level.
3) The amount of fragrance that smells good in your product.

You will look at these three maximum guidelines and use the LOWEST percentage.

For example: Desired smell is 5%, making MP soap is 3%, and the IFRA max use is 15%. You should not use more than 3% in your product. This 3% is the lowest of all of those numbers.

Maximum Product Base Guidelines:

MP Soap: 3%
CP, HP, CPOP Soap: 6%
Lotions and Scrubs: 1 – 2%
Bath Salts, Fizziest & Tub Soaks: 5-10%
Candle Wax: 6-12% (see specific wax for exact levels)

To Determine The IFRA Guidelines:

IFRA is a self-regulating trade organization that together with the industry's scientific center RIFM (the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials), establishes usage safety standards for materials that comprise fragrance and essential oils. Each year IFRA updates their standards based on sound science.

Wholesale Supplies Plus updates IFRA documents annually so that customers can stay up-to-date with the latest science. If you find IFRA levels have changed for your formula, it is standard to take 2 years to update products in the market. You can find Wholesale Supplies Plus IFRA documents on the “documents” tab of this product page.

Additional Information:

Fragrance oils that contain vanilla or vanillin will change color. The color change can take days, weeks, or months and can vary from a light ivory to dark brown. Our Crafter’s Choice Vanilla Color Stabilizers and Crafter’s Choice Vanilla Color Neutralizer will prevent some products from changing color. Oils that are dark in color, contain floral notes or spices may in time naturally change color.

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Average Customer Rating:

(24 Reviews)

PRODUCT REVIEWS

Lydia • Pennsylvania Date Submitted:  12/10/2017 I Recommend This Product!

"deep and subtle" COMMENTS:  A lot of people review fragrance oils based on how well they perform in different applications (CP soap vs bath fizzes vs lotions, etc), so I will review the scent itself. :) In this bottle, this fragrance oil smells 'chewy;' it is thick and deep, and the black pepper smell is unmistakable - with no hint of an on-coming sneeze! As it dries it does sadly fade quite a lot, but in the end it is still a very deep, albeit subtle scent, with hints of clove and a just-so-slightly sweet quality. This seems quite a bit too subtle for me to use on its own, but people who do not like strong scents would love it as-is. I mixed this oil with some others to make a great custom scent, so I'm very happy with it. :) PRODUCT USED IN:   Body Sprays & Perfume THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • real pepper scent • clove notes • sweet notes • too subtle when dry

Lindsay • Michigan Date Submitted:  10/12/2017 I Recommend This Product!

"Obsessed!" COMMENTS:  I am obsessed with this oil!! A lot of the reviews say that it fades a bit when in product, and that's true, but that's what makes it amazing. I poured a batch of candles made with just this oil when I first got it and sure enough, they smell like cracked black pepper, but it's not overpowering (though I'm not sure that anyone would want a strong straight black pepper candle anyway) Where it absolutely SHINES is as a mixer to add a note of spice in a blend! I've added it into three of my mixes and I'm not stopping. I love it with Chai blends because most of them are way sweeter and creamier than I want, but adding a bit of this black pepper kicks the spice back up to where I want it to be! I've added it to two woodsy blends to bring an interesting spice note. I find I'm happiest when I swap this in for cinnamon. I love this oil and it has quickly become a staple in my cabinet! PRODUCT USED IN:   Candles - Soy THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • PERFECT mixer • True scent, but not overpowering • Not a thing

Eddes Ma. Cristina • Philippines Date Submitted:  09/11/2017

"Overheated in CP soap" COMMENTS:  I cannot use this in CP soap, I'll use it in m&p instead. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • The smell is amazing!

Susie • Virginia Date Submitted:  12/22/2016

"to be honest" COMMENTS:  Maybe I'm the only one but I was just really disappointed in this fragrance. I move a lot of soaps but this one stays on the shelf - no one is buying it. I've jazzed up this particular soap even - swirled with activated charcoal and turmeric - topped with peppercorns and gave it a great name. People grab it because it's so dang cool looking but then put it back after they take a whiff. I caved to all the great reviews on the black pepper scents but won't be making more of this one. It could be just this particular scent though - maybe the other one WSP sells has better tones to it? Don't know, I've only ever tried this one. It also does fade in CP soap and accelerates. I love WSP fragrances and tried hard to like this one. But won't buy it again. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process

Theresa • Tennessee Date Submitted:  10/22/2016 I Recommend This Product!

"I love this Black Pepper Fragrance" COMMENTS:  This smells different that you would think.it goes great with Blood Orange scent and I will be making it in hot and cold process soaps. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Melt & Pour, Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process, Soap - Shave Shampoo, Bath Fizzies & Salts, Body Sprays & Perfume THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • The nice way it smelles when it is mixed • Nothing

Redmaster • Indiana Date Submitted:  02/29/2016 I Recommend This Product!

"Like it" COMMENTS:  I would like it to have more pepper smell, but overall this is a good fragrance! PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Melt & Pour, Soap - Cold Process, Lotions, Creams & Butters

Ebony • Michigan Date Submitted:  02/29/2016 I Recommend This Product!

"Peppery in the bottle, fades in product" COMMENTS:  To be honest, I love this fragrance out of the bottle. the only issue I have is that it's so light while in the product, it fades. I was hoping for a bit more potency. Other than that, it's true to scent and I made what I think will be my next best seller with it. PRODUCT USED IN:   Lotions, Creams & Butters THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • Peppery • More potent

KellyAnn • Pennsylvania Date Submitted:  01/16/2016 I Recommend This Product!

"Nice" COMMENTS:  Spicy and light. Smells exactly like black pepper. Good for blending. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Melt & Pour

dana • Florida Date Submitted:  01/02/2016 I Recommend This Product!

"Nice Scent" COMMENTS:  Doesn't have that pungent punch pepper has, it's smooth and light. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Melt & Pour

Mariana • California Date Submitted:  12/22/2015 I Recommend This Product!

"Spicy" COMMENTS:  Very nice combined with others PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Melt & Pour

Betsy • Ohio Date Submitted:  10/29/2015 I Recommend This Product!

"A little Pepper Never Hurts" COMMENTS:  We were looking for a fragrance to add a little spice to last year's Holiday Line and this one was Awesome! Not over powering just the right punch of spice enjoyed by all who purchased. PRODUCT USED IN:   Face Care, Lotions, Creams & Butters, Candles - Paraffin THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • Blends well with other fragrances.

Rachel • Missouri Date Submitted:  03/05/2015 I Recommend This Product!

"A little goes a long way" COMMENTS:  I like using a few milliliters of this in blends. It adds a nice spice. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Melt & Pour, Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process, Body Sprays & Perfume

Laura  • Pennsylvania Date Submitted:  12/12/2014 I Recommend This Product!

"nice and spicy" COMMENTS:  This scent is much spicier then the regular black pepper, makes it a bit less perfume like, a better scent in my opinion. a top selling Mans scent for us. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process, Lotions, Creams & Butters

Nancy • Washington Date Submitted:  09/02/2014

"Not like the real thing" COMMENTS:  I keep trying FO's to sub for the EO, since the EO is so very expensive. Can't find one that smells like the real thing. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - CPOP

Michael • Ohio Date Submitted:  08/25/2014 I Recommend This Product!

"Perfect Black Pepper" COMMENTS:  Out of the bottle, this fragrance has the exact aroma you would get opening a tin of black pepper. In massage oil, it gave me the spicy, peppery note without that slight bitterness (which I happen to like) that occurs naturally in a black pepper scent. However, when used in cold process soap, the scent was faint after curing. I still like it, but I could do with it being a little more powerful. Having said that, black pepper is generally used as an accent in cooking rather than the star of a the dish, so it stands to reason the same would be true for the scent. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process, Massage Oils THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • Smells exactly like cracked black pepper • I'd like it to be more powerful.

adrian • Pennsylvania Date Submitted:  06/13/2014

"no scent" COMMENTS:  I can not detect any aroma from this FO PRODUCT USED IN:   Body Sprays & Perfume

Alisha • Missouri Date Submitted:  03/16/2014 I Recommend This Product!

"It was okay, accelerated a little. " COMMENTS:  From other reviews of the scent fading I increased usage rate to something little over 1 oz ppo. The IFRA sheet provided in the details seems to indicate that this fragrance has a much higher usage rate than others, however the IFRA stuff is kind of a mystery to me so I have no way to fact check the sheet Crafter's Choice provides. It still fades, a lot, but does not totally disappear over cure time. What it might do over the next few months I couldn't say yet. As for the acceleration, I got a little one track minded and was only thinking about the consistency I wanted to soap at, and not about how the FO would react. So I did soap around 110 degrees, and I did get it to a medium trace before adding the Madagascar Black Pepper. It didn't seize, but got too thick to pour in less than a minute. Soaping at a lower temp and lighter trace will probably do the trick for me next time. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process

Andrea • Texas Date Submitted:  03/15/2014 I Recommend This Product!

"Good fragrance " COMMENTS:  This holds well in M&P,but I'm with the others, it did fade in CP,but works well in other product,so it has to get the 5 starts cause other products I made the fragrance with sells and it's now a staple in my shop PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Melt & Pour, Soap - Cold Process, Liquid Soap & Washes, Bath Fizzies & Salts, Body Sprays & Perfume, Exfoliants & Sugar Scrubs, Lotion Bars & Sticks, Lotions, Creams & Butters, Room & Linen Sprays

Camillia • South Carolina Date Submitted:  12/26/2013 I Recommend This Product!

"Black Pepper" COMMENTS:  First impression ...yowza black pepper, super excited...and then placed into cold process soap :( Scent fades. The fragrance is so true to CC description that I'm going to work with this fragrance oil. Next, project using the FO in another application. Not giving up on this fragrance! PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • Scent

Christina • Michigan Date Submitted:  12/24/2013 I Recommend This Product!

"Two thumbs up" COMMENTS:  This oil has an interesting smell. It smells like pepper but not over powering. Mixed with some bay rum makes a wonderful manly scent for cold process soap. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process

Jana • Indiana Date Submitted:  10/22/2013 I Recommend This Product!

"Very different" COMMENTS:  This is an odd but nice scent! It does have the pepper scent and is very light especially in soap, but does hold the scent. I think I may try it in a few other products to see if I like them better! PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process, Room & Linen Sprays

Ariane • Québec Date Submitted:  10/16/2013

"very light pepper" COMMENTS:  OOTB I really like this FO, but the final soaps (CP and M&P) both had a very faint pepper smell. I think it could be spicier because it was great for M&P, no dicoloring at all, it was crystal clear! In CP it did accelarate trace but no major discoloration either. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Melt & Pour, Soap - Cold Process THINGS I LIKE   THINGS I'D LIKE TO CHANGE • make it stronger smelling!

ilka • Pennsylvania Date Submitted:  10/11/2013

"Light Black Pepper scent from the Bottle" COMMENTS:  I used in soy wax and there was no cold throw at all. Never had this happen to me before. Really disappointed. Might be better suited for bath and body products. PRODUCT USED IN:   Candles - Soy

Tina • Georgia Date Submitted:  10/02/2013 I Recommend This Product!

"Spicy!" COMMENTS:  This is a wonderful spicy scent. I can't wait to see what my customers think of this one - I'm sure it's going to be a hit. Doesn't accelerate cold process soap. I made some lotion bars and deodorant with it also, both smell wonderful. PRODUCT USED IN:   Soap - Cold Process, Soap - Hot Process, Lotion Bars & Sticks

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"How would this blend with whisky and tobacco? I'm trying to imagine a 1960's gangster/gentlemen smell." Click Here To View 1 answer(s) Posted By: Poet   |   February 18, 2018 Email Me When This Question Gets Answered

Staff Answer We would not know how this would be if it were blended with other fragrances. We recommend purchasing a 2 ounce size for testing.   Posted By: WSP Staff   |   Date: February 20, 2018 Was this answer helpful? Yes | No

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"I've noticed some fragrances don't specify vanilla content, Like Madagascar Black Pepper. I'm just not sure whether to take the no specification of vanilla content as meaning that there is none, or whether to take the fact that it's not on the "Zero Vanilla Fragrance Oils" list as that it does. " Click Here To View 2 answer(s) Posted By: Alisha   |   January 26, 2014 Email Me When This Question Gets Answered

Staff Answer Hello Alisha, Thank you for your posting. Some of our newer fragrances do not specify this information and we have to request it from the manufacturer which can take some time depending on their and our back log. I have requested this information for this fragrance and our purchasing department will update the website as soon as they have received an answer. Please feel free to contact customer service if you need any further assistance.   Posted By: WSP Staff   |   Date: January 27, 2014 (1) Found this helpful. Was this answer helpful? Yes | No

Staff Answer Thank you for your question Alisha. We have received confirmation from the manufacture that the Vanilla Content for this fragrance is 0%. Please feel free to call customer service for further assistance.   Posted By: WSP Staff   |   Date: February 07, 2014 Was this answer helpful? Yes | No

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