We’re back again with another round of fragrance oil revisions and another glimpse of “Behind the Scents.” Similar to the previous round of revisions where we removed phthalates and updated the scent characteristics to suit modern tastes, this group is also on the cutting edge of both safety and performance.

For this launch, our initial goal was to remove all ingredients that require a Prop 65 warning. It didn’t take long for us to realize that removing those components wasn’t going far enough. Some ingredients may not currently require a Prop 65 warning, but there is a strong likelihood they will require it in the future. If we can stay ahead of the curve and maintain our track record of the most stringent safety standards in the industry, all the better!

As we always do when revising fragrances, we also took the opportunity to improve each scent in every way possible. Amongst other things, we looked at strength, performance in soy, scent profile, and in a few cases, the name of the fragrance. Sometimes a little rebranding is all you need!

Library is a familiar fragrance in more ways than one. It’s the scent of cedar bookshelves and the leatherbound books carefully cataloged within; the overstuffed, well-worn leather armchairs and the dusty pages of infinite stories open on tables in front of them; the vague, lingering memory of pipe tobacco in the air.

It was also, in a former life, a version of Antique Sandalwood—if you ever worked with that scent, you’ll recognize the pleasantly dusty woodiness right away. Antique Sandalwood wasn’t a perfect sandalwood, but it had such a unique character we felt strongly about letting it find its own niche where it could truly shine. Once we launched our true-to-life Sandalwood fragrance, it was time to take another look at Antique Sandalwood’s story.

Give it a try—the Library is open!

Caramelized Pralines is an Original 25 fragrance, and it’s not hard to see why it’s been a mainstay all these years. It’s an ooey, gooey, guilty pleasure fragrance oil that is sure to become a go-to dessert scent (if it isn’t already!)

A word of caution: pouring candles and whipping up body care with Caramelized Pralines will have the neighborhood lined up outside your door begging to know the source of that delicious aroma. How’s that for a marketing opportunity!

For our update of this classic, much-loved fragrance, we knew we wanted to focus on bringing out the more complex, true-to-life notes and avoid the cloying sweetness of some versions of this scent. The result is a rich, darkly sweet fragrance that doesn’t just smell amazing out of the bottle, but performs better in soy wax than its predecessor, going from a 2 to a 3 on our rating scale.