elleah Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 I have a lb each of chocolate and cocoa and YUK . I've had several people smell them and the same reaction! Does anyone have these oils and any suggestions for mixing. I've mixed them with almond and its ok - the almond is strong enough to cover the 'yuk' smell but not really sure i like the outcome :undecided thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candlebuddy Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 When I have a fo that I don't care for, I usually try to mix it with another scent and make smelly jellys. You can always use orange, strawberry, banana, cherry, peppermint . . . there's a lot of scents that go with chocolate. I think mocha is chocolate and coffee. Almond seems like a good choice. If you add coconut to the almond & chocolate, you'll have Almond Joy. Maybe mixing it with 2 other scents would really cut down on the yuck! HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Add peppermint? Like an Andes mint?(oops! Already been mentioned. That's what I get for skimming...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elleah Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 Thanks ya'll - I will try some of the ones you mentioned. Good idea about mixing more than one together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsaycb Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 I have a hard time with Chocolate too...Mix it with cheesecake & carmel. It will really mellow it out & sell. The cheesecake is yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockmonkey Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I have never used chocolate fo, so I'm not speaking from experience--just imagination, so consider yourself warned!What I'm wondering is if you can use a dash here and there so that it will peak someone's curiosity when they smell whatever it is you're making. Havent' you sniffed a perfume or whatever and thought--what is that smell? I know it's something I've smelled before, but I don't know what it is.Of course, it will require experimenting on your part, but why not add a drop on a cotton ball, and then add two or three drops of another fragrance oil you already have just to see how it turns out.I thought maybe it would work with pumpkin or honey. Then I thought, why not go for the more unusual, like sandalwood, or lavender just for kicks.I frequently mix lemon fo to various other fo's and am always surprised that I like the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniejr Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I have a lb each of chocolate and cocoa and YUK . I've had several people smell them and the same reaction! Does anyone have these oils and any suggestions for mixing. I've mixed them with almond and its ok - the almond is strong enough to cover the 'yuk' smell but not really sure i like the outcome :undecided thanksI have both of those and have used them straight and mixed. Are you "yucking" to OOB or in wax? I have many customers who love it as it is (in wax). I have also mixed with Cherry, Strawberry, Pecan, Vanilla, Peppermint, Hazelnut ....... anything "sweet" tends to cut the edge off of them. hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elleah Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 jenniejr - you are right... I'm "yucking" OOB. I'll have to go ahead and try it. I've just never run across a fo that doesn't smell anything like what it's supposed to. I am a newbie though so i guess that doesn't mean much. I just love this forum and thanks to all that replied, I will give your suggestions a try. Love the idea to mix just a little to give the fragrance a little "humm, what is that" ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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