The best fragrance oils for candles

As we have hundreds of fragrance oils to choose from, people often ask us which are the best ones to use in different makes. So, to help you choose which fragrance oils are best for making candles, in this article, we’re going to recommend what we think are some of the best fragrance oils for candles. 

A lot depends on your own personal preferences, but to help narrow it down, we’ve listed the most popular fragrance oils for candles that cover all different scent types and collections. From fresh and fruity to spicy and woody, whatever your preference, we have a fragrance oil for you and your candles. 

What are fragrance oils? 

First things first, we’ll explain what fragrance oils are. Fragrance oils are synthetic scents created using a blend of synthetic aroma chemicals, carrier oils, and other additives to create a strong and consistent aroma. They are used to add powerful, lasting scents to a range of products, including candles. 

Fizzywhiz has a huge collection of award-winning fragrance oils, and we’re constantly adding to these! They are designed to be safe and versatile, and provide long-lasting aromas. All our fragrance oils are 100% pure and highly concentrated to provide the best quality product. They’re also vegan and cruelty-free, so they are perfect for use in even vegan and soy candles! 

To learn more about fragrance oils, read our ultimate guide to fragrance oils blog.

The best fragrance oils for candles 

Laundry and clean fragrance oils for candles 

Leave your home smelling clean and fresh by using these laundry-inspired fragrance oils in your candles. Many people love the crisp freshness of just-washed clothing and clean linen. You can replicate this scent around your home by adding our laundry and clean scents to your homemade candles. 

• Spring Awakening – inspired by the popular laundry beads, Spring Awakening has a beautifully bright aroma. A combination of spring flowers, natural patchouli and white cedar. 

• Fresh Linen – a best-seller for a reason! Fresh Linen is one of the most popular fragrance oils for candles, with its clean floral accord and sparkling citrus notes leading to a floral, herbal heart resting on a base of musk and wood. Enjoy the feeling of relaxing under freshly washed sheets all around the home! This one is a must-have for your candle-making collection. 

• Fresh – Another fragrance inspired by the best-selling laundry beads, Dreams is a combination of sparkling citrus and juicy fruit wrapped in floral notes. Added to a candle, this scent is unstoppable! 

• Dreams – Similar to Dreams laundry beads, this fragrance oil has a combination of scents bursting with jasmine and gourmand vanilla. Sweet, luxurious and uplifting, inject a touch of freshness into your home with a Dreams-scented candle. 

• Fluffy Towels – Is there anything better than the smell and feel of freshly washed, fluffy towels? With notes of lemon, apple, lavender and lily, a fluffy-towel-scented candle will leave your home smelling of clean towels fresh from the dryer. Trust us, your customers will love this one, and it’ll keep them coming back for more! 

Perfume and aftershave fragrance oils for candles

Designer-inspired perfume and aftershave fragrance oils are another great option for candles. Who doesn’t want to carry their favourite designer-inspired scents throughout their whole home, all for a fraction of the price of the original? 

• Aliens – A beautiful blend of floral, woody, and amber notes featuring jasmine sambac, cashmere wood and white amber, this unforgettable fragrance smells just like the perfume of a similar name. 

• Daisys – Fruity, floral and feminine, our Daisys fragrance oil radiates freshness and warmth. This unique scent within a candle will brighten up any room.

• One Million – Capture the essence of the iconic men’s aftershave within your candles with our One Million fragrance oil. This luxurious and masculine scent features top notes of grapefruit, mint and blood mandarin, mixed with spice lying on a base of leather, amber and patchouli. 

• Flower Bomb – Perfect for candle making, this fragrance oil is a floral explosion, filling any space with its intoxicating scent. A lush blend of Cattleya orchids, sambac jasmine, freesia and rose petals deepened with warm notes of patchouli and vanilla. An unforgettable scent your customers will adore! 

• Savage – Savage is a bold, sophisticated fragrance which is perfect for candle-making. Fresh and woody, it features notes of Calabria bergamot and ambroxan derived from precious ambergris. This intoxicating scent is sensual and will add vibrance to any room. 

Odouraze fragrance oils for candles 

Odouraze scents are more than just your standard fragrance oils, infused with innovative Odouraze technology that neutralises unwanted odours like stale air, lingering food, and pet smells. Add these to your candles and offer your customers a line of products that don’t just smell great to mask bad smells but work to actively remove malodours from the home! 

• Lemon Fresh – A sharp citrus scent of sweet, tart-ripened lemons with fresh notes of tea leaves and green apple, with the added sweetness of sugar and vanilla. Lemon Fresh is the perfect fragrance oil for candles bursting with juicy citrus that works to tackle home malodours. 

• Luxe Living – The perfect home fragrance, this scent makes the ultimate candle. Beautiful, fresh and floral with notes of clean cotton and ozone, followed by a heart of white blossoms. A luxe living candle is the perfect addition to any home to leave it smelling fresh and expensive. 

• Bathroom Fresh – Bring spa-like calmness to any space with a bathroom fresh scented candle. This fresh, fruity, floral blend has musky undertones that leave a bright, clean scent while removing nasty smells. 

• Blissful Bedroom – This sensuous aroma with rich, velvety undertones transports the senses to a blissful boudoir. Light your candle, close your eyes and awaken your senses thanks to the blissful bedroom fragrance oil. 

• Ice Fairy Plus – One of our best-selling fragrance oils, now with Odouraze technology! Ice Fairy Plus is a fruity, bubblegum fragrance with hints of banana, pear and parma violet, resting on a base of sweet vanilla. It smells absolutely lush as a candle, too! 

To read more about Odouraze fragrance oils and what you can use them for, read our Introducing Odouraze Fragrance Oils blog! 

Spanish scent fragrance oils for candles 

Everyone has heard about the viral ‘Spanish scent’ cleaning products, but did you know you could also get Spanish scent fragrance oils, too, so you can enjoy your favourite Spanish scents long after you’ve finished cleaning? 

Although these fragrance oils are primarily used to make your own cleaning and laundry products, lots of people enjoy the scents so much that they also like having Spanish-scented candles and wax melts to fill their homes with these bright, Mediterranean scents. 

• Ropa Limpia – A fresh, clean herbal accord with citrus notes of bergamot and orange, followed by a heart of pine, rose, and lilac resting on a base of cedarwood and amber. A fresh, zingy fragrance that leaves a lasting aroma of freshness throughout any space. 

• Talco Rosa – This smells like a combination of talcum powder and roses, leaving a soft, powdery yet floral scent around the home. Features top notes of aldehydes, eucalyptus and galbanum, with heart notes of violet, orris, orange flower, jasmine and rose, with a base of vanilla musk and patchouli. 

• Mio Pink – Another Spanish Scent favourite! A fresh, floral scent with aldehydes, citrus and a heart of rose, jasmine, lily, violet and ylang-ylang, resting on a base of pine, woods and powdery musk. Mio pink candles will go down a treat! 

• Fresa Nata – This sweet and fruity fragrance is perfect for adding to candles to leave a rich fruity aroma around the home. Sweet strawberry mixed with tart raspberry jam and creamy vanilla combines with fruit musk to form this succulent scent that smells good enough to eat. 

• Marseille – A fresh, clean, soapy scent that evokes the feeling of fresh, clean linen drying in the sun next to olive trees and fields of lavender. The perfect, clean, Mediterranean scent to transport you and your customers to a sunny villa in Spain! 

To read more about our Spanish Scents and how to use them, read our Spanish Scents Fragrance Oils blog! 

Shop our full range of award-winning fragrance oils now!

Of course, you can use any of our fragrance oils for candle making, but these are just some of our favourites and the most popular scents that we know people love and that work well in candles.  You can check out the full fragrance oil collection now, but we’re constantly adding new scents to our fragrance oils, so keep an eye out for new releases that you can add to your candles! 

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