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Sep 10, 2007 | 11:31 AM CDT
Fragrance Creation: Fragrances for Natural and Certified Organic Personal Care Products
By: Jack Corley
The link between fragrance and health in personal care product development. A recent article in Woman’s Wear Daily reported that organic brands and products based on sustainable resources have become one of the fastest-growing segments in beauty care. In fact, according to the Organic Trade Association, sales of US organic personal care products grew 28% to $282 million in 2005.
Sep 10, 2007 | 11:07 AM CDT
Inside Fragrance Creation: Sustainable Scents
Two top perfumers provide a guided tour of naturals producer Laboratoire Monique Rémy. “Our business is very simple: take [a botanical] at the right moment, and put it in a form which is available to the perfumer the rest of the year,” says Bernard Toulemonde, general manager of IFF subsidiary and naturals expert Laboratoire Monique Rémy (LMR). “Now you know everything,” he jokes.
Aug 31, 2007 | 10:39 AM CDT
Progress in Essential Oils
By: Brian M. Lawrence
Lawrence discusses the composition of marjoram oil and extract (Origanum majorana L.) from Egypt, Turkey, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Iran, Lithuania and Israel. He also discusses the composition of Scots pine oil (Pinus sylvestris) from Turkey, Norway and S. Korea. Lastly he examines cardamom oil (Elettaria cardamomum L. Maton) and curry leaf oil (Murraya koenigii L. Spreng.) from India.
Aug 22, 2007 | 09:56 AM CDT
The Industry Gives Back
Treatt and TFS endorse sustainable development and provide support to the indigenous communities
Jun 26, 2007 | 05:25 PM CDT
6 Industry Experts on Flavor & Fragrance Innovation
P&Fnow talks to some top-tier and smaller innovative flavor and fragrance companies about the forces shaping the industry's landscape today
Jun 20, 2007 | 01:09 PM CDT
Progress in Essential Oils
By: Brian M. Lawrence
Lawrence discusses the composition of bay oil from Benin and Cuba. He also discusses the composition of western red cedar leaf oil (Thuja plicata L.) from Canada, and ambrette seed oil (Abelmoschus moschatus Medik.) from Vietnam.
Jun 20, 2007 | 11:47 AM CDT
Material review: Kashmir Lavender Oil
By: Robert Adams and Tonya Yanke
A comparison of new Kashmir lavender oils with commercial lavender oils. The composition of two new Kashmir lavender oils were compared with nine commercial lavender oils using GC/MS, GC-FID and chiral GC. Linalool ranged from 27.3–42.2% and linalyl acetate from 27.2–46.6%.
Jun 19, 2007 | 05:01 PM CDT
Raw materials: Chemical and Biochemical Changes Occurring During the Traditional Madagascan Vanilla Curing Process
By: Ian Gatfield, Jens-Michael Hilmer, Berthold We…
Effects on the sensory qualities of cured beans. During the past few years, several reviews have been published on specific aspects of vanilla research and in particular on chemical changes that happen during the traditional curing process. This labor- and time-intensive process is of utmost importance in determining the ultimate sensory quality of the cured beans.
May 30, 2007 | 10:52 AM CDT
WPC Sneak Peak—Dominique Coutière
P&Fnow chats with Dominique Coutière, founder and president of Biolandes, who will speak at the WPC about the future of natural and organic essential oils
May 22, 2007 | 01:26 PM CDT
Estrogenic Activity in Lavender and Tea Tree Oils, Part I & II
By: Brian M. Lawrence
A report entitled “Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils” appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine (Henley et al. 2007). The authors concluded that “repeated topical exposure to lavender and tea tree oils probably caused prepubertal gynecomastia in these boys.” To put the context of this paper into perspective it is worthwhile reviewing some information pertinent to this report.