What is the Difference between Vanilla and French Vanilla?

There are several variations on the standard vanilla flavor and candle scent, including a particularly rich and creamy variety called French vanilla. Traditional vanilla flavor is derived from the seeds of a vanilla bean pod, or at least a synthetic chemical equivalent called vanillin. French vanilla is more of an egg custard before freezing, and contains egg yolks for a richer consistency.

When comes to candle scents, Year after year vanilla reigns supreme as the bestselling candle fragrance. There are intense vanilla aromas, with a subtle touch of cream, and exceptional performance in soy.

The vanilla candles scents that are available, and this is only some of them.

Amber Vanilla - A rich and intoxicating fragrance, open with a mélange of vanilla, citrus, and a touch of creamy coconut.  The heart notes include rose, heliotrope, coumarone and jasmine.  The dry down combines amber, patchouli, vanilla, and musk.  

Black Raspberry Vanilla (type) - True to its name and warmed by summer's sun, this duplicate of the popular BBW* fragrance has mouthwatering goodness inspired by black currant, grapefruit and mandarin in the top note.  Blackberry and apple touched by jasmine and violet warm the bloom, supported by naturally creamy sweet orange blossom.

Cinnamon Vanilla – Is a classic French vanilla with a hint of cinnamon.

Creamy Vanilla – This is an absolutely fabulous sweet, sugary, buttery vanilla scent. (And it is fabulous, if you are a butter scotch fan, this one is for you)

French Vanilla - Vanilla beans and Tonka beans with a touch of butter and nuts. What are Tonka beans? Their fragrance is reminiscent of vanilla, almonds, cinnamon, and cloves. (The French Vanilla that I am offering now is a great scent; I feel that this one is better. As soon as a sell the soy candles in the scent that I have, and use up the scent, this is next.)

Sweet Snow – This is a soft mint scent with a vanilla background.

Maple Pecan - Aroma of pecans with maple syrup on a background of vanilla. (I am planning to offer this soon, possibly in November)

Vanilla Bean - The true aroma of fresh vanilla beans!

Vanilla Macadamia Nut Coffee – This scent is a rich bouquet of sweet vanilla and macadamia nuts.

Vanilla Maple Pecan – This is a Nutty bouquet with maple, cinnamon and clove with a syrupy sweet background.

Vanilla Satin - Vanilla blend with hints of cotton candy and brown sugar.

Warm Vanilla Sugar - A Bath and Body Works type fragrance.  This is an inviting blend of vanilla, coconut, sandalwood, fragrant basmati rice with hints of heliotrope flowers and light musk;  a cozy fragrance.

Which of the Vanilla would you like? Just Curious.

There is also a big difference between quality of fragrances that are available. Some would say, that the more expensive candle makers will use pure fragrances. Pure fragrances would be essential oils, they do vary in price. While Shakespeare may have been right in saying that a rose is a rose, no matter what you call it, calling something rose oil doesn't make it so.  It takes 5,000 pounds of rose petals to produce one pound of rose oil; and to completely extract the oil, and have it retain its full fragrance, chemistry and frequency, requires a careful, two part distillation process.  It is the distillation or extraction process, that will make certain essential oils cost more than others, Lavender is among the more expensive.

Did you know that there are about 5,000 different substances used to create synthetic scents and perfumes, but only about 1,500 of these have been tested for safety of these over 800 have been found to be toxic in some way?

Some candle makers use inferior fragrances thereby requiring more. These scents can become muddled and unrecognizable. You may want to stay away from candles that claim to have the strongest scent. They can be overpowering.

I use high quality fragrance oils, I have gone to one primary vendor, they offer Phthalate Free scents, and scents that have the safe Phthalates. Soy candle wax will only handle or hold 1 ounce of scent per pound. Basically my candles are perfectly scented, or as close to perfect as possible.

What are phthalates? How are they used? (I do bring this us a lot, I feel that consumers should know. My focus in life is to buy organic, live in an eco-friendly environment. As I have posted often, Aesthetic Candles takes our Mission very seriously. Our Mission is to create, produce, and sell premium-quality 100% soy candles or natural wax candles, no additives.  Our candles are made with all natural ingredients, 100% cotton wicks and 100% natural wax. We have found this 100% vegetable wax to be the cleanest, longest lasting and best performing  wax available for candles.)

Phthalates are a class of widely used industrial compounds known technically as dialkyl or alkyl aryl esters of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid. There are many phthalates with many uses, and just as many toxicological properties.

Phthalates crept into widespread use over the last several decades because of their many beneficial chemical properties. Now they are ubiquitous, not just in the products in which they are intentionally used, but also as contaminants in just about anything.

In May 2005: For the first time, researchers have identified an association between pregnant women’s exposure to phthalates and adverse effects on genital development in their male children. The pattern of genital changes seen in these baby boys is consistent with the "phthalate syndrome" previously observed in rodents prenatally exposed to phthalates.