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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.
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 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.
May 21, 2007 | 04:20 PM CDT
Progress in Essential Oils
By: Brian M. Lawrence
Lawrence discusses the composition of geranium oil from India, Egypt, China, Reunion Island, Portugal and Africa. Madagascar. He also discusses the composition of cedar leaf oil (Thuja occidentalis L.)from the Slovak Republic and Norway.
May 21, 2007 | 03:20 PM CDT
Formulating with Citrus: New Developments in Citrus Fragrance Ingredients
By: Michael Britten-Kelly
The aroma chemical aspects and new discoveries in both natural and synthetic citrus ingredients. Of all the ingredients on the perfumer's palette, surely none are more instantly recognizable to the public than those in the citrus category. Fresh juicy oranges, sulfurous tangy grapefruit, tart puckery lemons and heady sweet limes all bring to mind a host of pleasant associations in which taste and smell play an equal part.
May 15, 2007 | 04:41 PM CDT
Volatile Constituents of Essential Oils Isolated from...
By: Pran N. Kaul, Bhaskaruni R. Rajeswara Rao,* Ka…
The essential oils isolated from different parts of Alpinia calcarata Rosc., (family: Zingiberaceae) growing in Hyderabad, south India, were analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. The oil yields were: flower 0.06%, leaf sheath 0.03%, stem 0.05% and root 0.18%. Sixty-two compounds accounting for 92.3-98.3% of the oils were identified.