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Aug 23, 2006 | 02:18 PM CDT
Perfumers at work: 4 and 5
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
Four questions with drom’s Barbara Zoebelein and her five picks for fragrance’s future. drom perfumer Barbara Zoebelein is the recipient of a 2006 FiFi award (men’s private label/direct sell category) for Avon’s today TOMORROW always for Men. We wondered what makes an award winning perfumer, so we recently asked her about her art, challenges and a prescription for this ailing category: artistry, craft and risk-taking.
Aug 09, 2006 | 01:20 PM CDT
Study: Odor Identification Takes Time
A new study by researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center (Philadelphia) presented in the journal Neuron argues that odor discrimination in mice takes a little extra time.
Jul 26, 2006 | 04:38 PM CDT
Progress in Essential Oils
By: Brian M. Lawrence
Lawrence discusses the composition of carrot oil (Daucus carota L. ssp. carota and Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus from Poland, Lithuania, France and India.
Jul 26, 2006 | 04:26 PM CDT
Asia Industry Overview
By: Kelly Frederick, Associate Editor
A intro to the Asian flavors and fragrance industry, including interviews with Givaudan and IFF. A glance at the latest news in flavors and fragrances will reveal what most of the top industry companies already know — Asia is the place to be. According to a recent report from The Freedonia Group Inc., global demand for flavors and fragrances will reach $18.6 billion in 2008, with developing areas outpacing industrialized regions.
Jun 27, 2006 | 03:54 PM CDT
IFRA Code of Practice 40th Amendment
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has published the 40th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice.
Jun 21, 2006 | 03:49 PM CDT
Progress in Essential Oils
By: Brian M. Lawrence
Lawrence discusses the composition of Mandarin Oil from Venezuala, Cicily, Italy, Kenya and Brazil. He also discusses Mandarins Oils chirality. Lastly, he examines Spike Lavender Oil from Iran and Spain.
Jun 21, 2006 | 02:58 PM CDT
Profiles in perfumery: “I’m an Indie”
By: Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
Mandy Aftel’s “do-it-yourself” philosophy and focus on natural perfumery have resulted in a successful, unconventional fragrance career. Vanity Fair magazine has called her the “Angel of Alchemy,” but what Mandy Aftel, founder of Aftelier Perfumes, does is more simply explained. She makes scents for solid and liquid perfumes, face and body care products, custom perfumes, and more.
Jun 21, 2006 | 02:52 PM CDT
Portrait of a perfumer: Maurice Roucel’s Signature in Fragrance
By: Michelle Krell Kydd, Fragrance Consultant
Roucel reveals his magnolia signature and passion for the art of perfumery. The shadow of touch is inherent in a person’s signature. Its impression exudes character and is as distinct as a footprint in the sand.
Jun 06, 2006 | 03:48 PM CDT
Progress In Essential Oils
By: Brian M. Lawrence
Bergamot Oil A number of years ago, Frey (1988) used the selective ion monitoring function of GC/MS to detect the addition of synthetic linalool and linalyl acetate by determining their impurities (dihydrolinalool and dihydrolinalyl acetate). He found that the addition of as little as 2% synthetic linalool and linalyl acetate to genuine bergamot oil could be detected.
Jun 06, 2006 | 03:29 PM CDT
Esters
By: Conrad Schmidt
In a recent article, I discussed the fundamentals of Schiff bases. In this issue, I would like to discuss the basics of esters.