Spicy woody with cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, saffron, cumin, tobacco, vanilla, cedar, and patchouli.
Cardamom and cinnamon open with a warmth and spiced boldness that makes an immediate impression — rich, sweet, and confident from the first note. Black pepper, saffron, and cumin push through in the heart, adding an exotic, slightly smoky complexity that stops it from feeling like a straightforward spice fragrance. Tobacco, vanilla, cedar, and patchouli build a deep, creamy base that throws well in wax and fills a room with presence. Bold enough to anchor a premium masculine gifting range, versatile enough to work in gender-neutral autumn and winter collections, Christmas gift sets, and any line where a spiced, statement woody fragrance is the goal.
Making candles or melts to sell? Here’s how this scent could look on your shelf.
Dark copper or deep mahogany vessels with brushed gold lids and bold, confident labelling — the kind of packaging that commands attention in a Father's Day display or a premium autumn gift collection.
Work out the fragrance oil for your batch.
IFRA max for this oil in candles (Cat 12): no limit · we recommend 5–10%
Fragrance (%) is the percentage of the finished candle’s weight. 1 litre of Blazing Trail weighs about 1.00 kg.
Mix with these to create your own signature scent.
How much to use, and the most IFRA allows.
Recommended amounts are starting points – always test. Incense and hanging car fresheners use the candle limit (Cat 12). Linen, fabric and car air freshener sprays use the room spray limit (Cat 10B). Bath bombs, bath salts, shower gel and body scrubs use the soap limit (Cat 9). Not recommended means the IFRA limit is too low for a good scent, not that it is banned. No fragrance oil is approved for lip products.
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For the undiluted oil, from its Safety Data Sheet. Full Safety Data Sheet ›
Contains (1S,2R,5S,7R,8R)-8-Methoxy-2,6,6,8-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.0(1,5)]undecane, (E)-1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one, 2,3-Dihydro-2,6,6-trimethylbenzaldehyde, 2-Methyl-3-tolylpropionaldehyde, 3-(2H-1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal, Bulnesia sarmienti oil, Cinnamal, Citronellol, Coumarin, Dihydro pentamethylindanone (dpmi), Eucalyptol, Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate.
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★ 4.94 from 6,552 customer reviews across our range
Another stunning fragrance dupe of a Penhaligan’s. I expected this to be very woody, but it isn’t. It’s quite shuttle but strong, in scent and made beautiful wax melts. Well recommend. I’ve noticed that there are very few, or no…
Common questions
Spicy woody with cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, saffron, cumin, tobacco, vanilla, cedar, and patchouli. Top notes: cardamom, cinnamon. Heart: black pepper, saffron, cumin. Base: tobacco, vanilla, cedar, patchouli. See it in our Scent Match Guide.
Use 5–10% of the candle’s total weight. For a 200g candle that’s 10–20g of Blazing Trail (about 10–20ml). There is no IFRA limit for candles. The calculator above works it out for any size.
Use 5–10% – that’s 5–10g of fragrance oil for every 100g of finished melts. Check the maximum your wax can hold.
Yes. Use 15–25% Blazing Trail in a reed diffuser base such as Augeo Clean Multi. The IFRA maximum is 26%. Ready-made reed diffuser CLP labels and an SDS are in the documents above.
Soap, lotion and perfume are cosmetics, so each one needs a safety assessment (CPSR) before you sell it.
Undiluted, Blazing Trail is classified under GB CLP with the signal word Warning:
Candles, wax melts and diffusers you make with it may need their own CLP label. Full details are in the Safety Data Sheet.
No. Its flash point is >100°C, so it isn’t classified as flammable. Like any fragrance oil, keep it away from naked flames.
It’s unlikely. Blazing Trail contains no vanillin or ethyl vanillin, the most common cause of discolouration. Always test with your own wax and dyes.
Yes – see Blazing Trail in our Scent Match Guide, which suggests our oils for fragrances you may already enjoy.
Yes. Our free CLP label creator makes a ready-to-print label for candles and wax melts made with Blazing Trail, and for reed diffusers. Safety Data Sheets, IFRA certificates and label files are in the documents above.
Yes. All are 100% vegan with no animal-derived ingredients.
Yes.
Important – look after your diffuser:
They include a blind plug to prevent leaks in transit. Either pierce the centre with a pin or biro to use it as a dropper, or remove the stopper, pour, and replace the plug.
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merabet.paula1 (verified owner) –
Another stunning fragrance dupe of a Penhaligan’s. I expected this to be very woody, but it isn’t. It’s quite shuttle but strong, in scent and made beautiful wax melts. Well recommend. I’ve noticed that there are very few, or no reviews for this brand, maybe it’s because they are very expensive. I have not smelt their fragrances, only these dupes but I have been very, very surprised at how beautiful they are.