This phthalate-free fragrance oil has the characteristic, sweet odour of crushed bitter almond kernels.
Common Uses: • Candles / Incense • Soap • Hair Care, Body Washes and Bath Products
This fragrance oil may crystallize. Simply heat it gently and shake well before using it.
This fragrance oil is free of : Paraben, Phthalate, Lyral, and Lilial.
Storage: It is recommended that oils packaged in metal containers (for safe shipping) be transferred into dark glass containers to maintain freshness and attain maximum shelf life.
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Rating: It smells really good!! I can't wait to use this for my spring products.
By:Edel, Covington, Washington
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 05-Sep-2019
Rating: Love this FO, really lovely almond scent, I mixed this with another supplier's cherry almond FO to basically fix what I thought just wasn't right with the other and it's perfect. I made cp soap, but I want to use this scent in household cleaning products - love it. Performed well in cp soap, no discoloration, no acceleration, no ricing, etc, perfect pour for me.
Rating: Have ordered many times and finely went for the 11 lbs! Works so great in so many blends. Love Love LOVE!
By:Stephanie, Delano, Minnesota Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 08-Feb-2015
Rating: Great scent! I planned on blending this with NDA's "Honey" FO in lotions and scrub bars for that classic, timeless scent.
By:Tracy, Hamburg, Pennsylvania Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Jan-2017
Rating: I finally got a chance to co soap with this and it's amazing. Smells just like marzipan or a very strong cherry Almond. This will be a stoke in my line up. Awesome awesome strong scent.
By:Jennifer, Irondale, Missouri Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 10-Apr-2016
Rating: Very strong scent and smells just like marzipan to me. I've only used it in wax melts but they are amazing. Very strong hot and cold throw. I'll do another review when I soap with it. Great bargain.
By:Jennifer, Irondale, Missouri Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 10-Apr-2016
Rating: This oil smells so delicious! Just like marzipan and it's all you can do to not want to eat it! Wonderful value, thank you NDA!
By:Aubrey, San Leandro, California Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 16-Sep-2015
Rating: Great fragrance in CP soap. Made an Almond Orange CP soap batch and loved it so much, bought more so I can just use the Almond in a straight batch of CP soap. Clean scent, warm, not sickeningly sweet or fake (you know what I'm talking about). Worth buying!
Rating: I REALLY love this almond fragrance! Smells amazing in my CP soap. Doesn't accelerate, rice, or seize soap, sticks well, last long. PERFECT! Love it blended with either chocolate or vanilla (with vanilla it smells just like angel-food cake!), and blends nicely with other scents as well. Definitely will be ordering this regularly!
Rating: I love the scent of bitter almond and this one it true and strong. A little goes a very long way. This warm scent is fantastic. The best bitter almond I have found. Smells like the exactly like bitter almond essential oil only stronger.
By:Jeanette, Birmingham, Alabama Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 08-Dec-2008
Rating: Strong scent. Soaps cp very well.
By:Jazmine, Suisun City, California
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 05-Jan-2013
Rating: Very nice smell. I bought it because it was so inexpensive and I wanted to see what it smelled like. I will definitely repurchase this as it is an excellent price and smelled way better than I thought it would. Very much like almonds but not nauseating like almond scent usually is for me.
By:Kathleen, Edmonton, Alberta Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: LOVE THIS!!! Smells just like marzipan! Placing another order fo this today~
By:Janice, Washingtonville, New York
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 31-May-2010
Rating: Reminds me of Jergens Cherry Almond lotion. Smells great I rather enjoy the bitter scent.
By:P., Columbus, Ohio Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 26-Feb-2011
Rating: It smells exactly like I was expecting: marzipan. This is my top sales aroma!
By:Stephanie, Montréal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: It's not a bad scent but it's too biter for me...
By:Melanie, St-Léonard, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Smells exactly like my step mother's kitchen when she is baking cupcakes for my daughter. Love it!
Rating: Made a lovely batch of CP soap with this! turned out wonderful! smells amazing like marzipan indeed!
By:Stephanie, Toronto, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: love it. smells just like marzipan.trust me!
By:Ashley, Perth-Andover, New Brunswick Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Yikes! this scent is SOOOOO strong!! Be careful what you blend it with, because it can easily overpower other scents. Although this does smell like bitter almond to me, it's so strong, sweet, and cloying that I find it completely useless to me.
By:Lauretta, San Diego, California Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 19-Jun-2010
Rating: This literally smells just like almond extract i bake with!so warm and sweet!mixes well with vanilla n cinnamon. Holds scent well in products!
By:Heather, Miami, Florida Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 02-Mar-2011
Rating: I haven't used the fo yet but it doesn't smell like I thought it would. It is a sweet scent not bitter at all. I'll write another review on it once i make a batch of cp soap
Rating: This is my first ever fragrance oil. I'm *very* happy with my purchase even though I feel shame for buying a fragrance made in a lab :)
By:Rehman, Germantown, Maryland Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 22-Oct-2011
Rating: Smells great! I have only smelled the e.o. before and this did not disappoint.
By:Rehman, Germantown, Maryland Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 22-Oct-2011
Rating: This is a very good almond scent, not too bitter, not too fake.
By:Michele, Montreal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Honestly one of my favorite smells on the whole world. I made several shampoos, conditioners, lotions, etc. I still can't get enough!
By:Chloe, Santa Barbara, California
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 04-Apr-2011
Rating: Wow! My husband keeps coming back to sniff the bottle! This is a very powerful scent, and a good one at that! A little goes a long way, and when that's accounted for, it blends amazingly well with other scents.
By:Tdawn, Berea, Kentucky Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 16-Feb-2011
Rating: This was my first order ....Wow, strong strong scent. (Love the bottles)I made tarts with this oil, and almost evacuated us out of the kitchen because it smelled so strong. I will be using half and maybe less of what i usually have to. But it smells amazing, will be ordering more of this for sure. Will test on candles, to see if it burns nice, will update.
By:Carole, Cornwall, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Im very happy with the phthalate free options as well...they smell so nice! This almond scent can be mixed with so many things, and a little goes a long way!! love it
Rating: I really like this fragrance. Even more that it is phthalate free. I'm glad that NDA is offering more phthalate free options.
By:Shana, New York, New York Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 04-Apr-2010
Rating: i have been looking for this fragrance for a very long time. i LOVE this smell! This is another staple product that i will use in my lotions, conditioners, etc... thanks again NDA!
Rating: Wow! Powerful and very REAL scent. Love that it's phtalate-free. You need very little to make a big impact.
By:Azadeh, Toronto, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: The fragrance was better than I expected it to be. I was concerned by the name bitter but it reminded me of the almond essence i use in making cakes. I used it with oats in my soaps.
By:Danielle, Surrey, British Columbia Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: I haven't used this scent along with the amaretto as I am hording the two for myself. The scent is enough to send you to the candy store and buy marzipan, it smells that yummy. I love it.
By:Linda, Council Bluffs, Iowa Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 23-Jan-2010
Rating: This scent is fabulous. Smells just like marzipan or amaretto. Great in CP.
By:Sophia, San Rafael, California
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 20-Aug-2008
Rating: This FO is a dead ringer for the real thing! Customers young and old LOVE this scent. I offer appx 15 scent types in my spa product line,this is by far the best seller. Fabulous quality and price!
By:Colleen, Brimfield, Massachusetts Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 01-Jul-2006
Rating: Mouthwatering marzipan scent. I've tried it in CP soap and it's fantastic! Did not discolor soap at all and the fragrance really holds. Will buy again!
By:Lily, Oakville, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: I definitely wouldn't call this almond bitter- if anything it smells creamy and smooth to me. It is generally a crowd pleaser (for both women and men) in my soaps and I am looking forward to putting this FO to use in making a traditionaly cherry-almond scent!
Rating: Wildly popular in everything from CP soaps to hair oils! Very sweet and lushious.
By:Shama, Houston, Texas Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 15-Jan-2008
Rating: My wife and I use this in lotions, soaps, and room sprays, it seems women love this smell and have got quite a few compliments on this fragrance. Have not tried it in my cold process soap but it works well in M&P.
By:Gregory, Nicholson, Pennsylvania Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 02-May-2008
Rating: I have to concur with the others here who say this fragrance is like marzipan, it really is yummy!
It was part of my first order and I'm glad I chose it.
Fast service too!
By:Diane, Toronto, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Dropper top fitment for easy dispensing of fragrant oil. Smells wonderfully of almonds in my M&P soap. :)
Rating: I LOVE this oil!!! It smells so yummy... try mixing it with a cherry scent
so delicious
By:Stephanie, London, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Fabulous! Very rich, and luxurious! This one is strong, so a little will go a long way! It's one of my fave's.
By:Jennifer, Lansing, Michigan Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 04-Jun-2008
Rating: A really strong and wonderful almond scent in CP soap. Will definitely buy again.
By:Sonya, Hubley, Nova Scotia Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Back for another bottle of it---my customers LOVE it
By:Karina, Richmond Hill, New York Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 14-Sep-2007
Rating: Love it--reminds me of Amaretto. A lot stronger scent than I thought it would be---will mix very well with Chocolate FO and Vanilla FO.
By:Karina, Richmond Hill, New York Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 14-Sep-2007
Rating: Very good fragrant oil. Really smells like almond essential oil, but is easier to keep in storage. I had very good results into soaps.
By:Louise, Montreal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: My 8 year old son loves this scent in the CP soap I made. This fragrance oil changed the colour of the soap to a brownish/orange colour. It's quite a strong scent and I probably added too much to my 2 lb batch.
By:Sandy, Winnipeg, Manitoba Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Bitter Almond has always been one of my favorite soap scents and this one does not disappoint. It works very well in cold process soaps and gave me no problems.
By:Vanice, Cambridge, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: This is a wonderful scent, soft and strong at the same time. Great for both sexes and makes a beautiful blend with coconut for a beach-y type scent.
By:Nicole, Windsor, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: This scent smells really good. When I take a sniff, it reminds me of almond cookies and Christmas, for some reason.
By:C E, San Jose, California Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 04-Feb-2008
Rating: Used this in M&P soap , lotion , Shower Gels, Body Butters, Very strong so only a little is needed is a Best Seller for me and blends beautifully with the Sugar Cookie one of my favorites.
By:Elizabeth, Fresno, California
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 03-Jun-2007
Rating: Very good smell ! Smells exactly like "pâte d'amande" pastry. I loove it
By:Edith, Mirabel, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Great scent , very strong , wonderful for B&B great value , I have gotten other scents thhat take half a bottle before you get a good scent, but with NDA I have yet to have any problems with just drops of scent and or the essential oils, top quality products!
By:Colette, Alliston, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: An absolutely amazing scent, LOVE IT! Smells awesome in my hand lotion!
By:Jacqueline, Richmond Hill, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: loved it has a very strong scent can't wait to use it in my candles and soaps, will definately buy it again!! i definiately recommend it to anyone!
By:Tammy, Plumas, Manitoba Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Very true and pleasing with no chemical tone that I could detect. Strong scent but also blends well with others as it is smooth. Didn't change or fade in soap.
By:Alexandra, Nanaimo, British Columbia Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: Very nice almond smell! Reminds me of marzipan, not an artificial smell at all..
By:Lisanne, St. Catharines, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2005
Rating: I've always loved the almond smell but hated the soap in public bathrooms This is perfect because I can now get the smell I love mix it with with a liquid soap base of my choice and love the soal too!
By:Chui, New York, New York
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 11-Nov-2006
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