Natural cleaning product makers are a smaller but consistent wholesale buyer of clove oil, using it the way they use other spice and herb oils: as a scent note layered into a cleaning base. This page is part of our Guide to Buying Clove Essential Oil in Bulk.
Sample clove oil at a small size before scaling a production formula.
Cleaning brands working in the natural or non-synthetic-fragrance space often reach for warm spice oils like clove because they read as intentional rather than generic, an approach detailed in clove oil in natural cleaning: spice-scented sprays and scrubs.
Clove is a strong oil, and formulators new to it should dilute carefully in a cleaning base the same way they would in any other application, a point covered generally in how to dilute clove oil: why this strong oil needs extra care.
Cleaning formulations typically use clove at a low proportion relative to the total formula, layered with citrus or herbal notes rather than standing alone, since an undiluted spice note can read as harsh in a spray or scrub base.
A cleaning brand should always run a small-batch stability test, checking that the scent holds and the formula does not separate or discolor, before scaling a formulation to a pound-tier order.
Cleaning brands typically test a formulation at 2 oz or 4 oz, confirm stability at 5 lbs, and move to 25 lbs or 100 lbs once a product line is in regular production.
Contact us to discuss pound-tier pricing for a cleaning product line.