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U.S. 9-Month Beauty Sales Top $82.9B as Fragrance, Skin Care Drive Growth

Mass-market fragrance sales climbed 15%, making it one of the strongest-performing categories across beauty.

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Engineered Organic Frameworks Offer Tunable Fragrance Release

Carrier chemistry could be matched to the molecular properties of individual fragrance ingredients to achieve specific loading and release profiles.

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Givaudan Brings Neuroscience Into Fragrance Design With HarmoniScentz

New technology uses biometric data, psychological research and AI to help perfumers create fragrances designed to mitigate acute stress.

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Neha Okhade on the Spark That Brings a Fragrance to Life

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Estée Lauder Raises Growth Outlook as Fragrance Surges 20%, Microsoft Partnership Targets AI Efficiency

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BREAKING: Perfumer & Flavorist+ and the British Society of Perfumers Team Up to Launch New Perfumer Sensory Panel

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PHOTOS: Bath & Body Works Unveils Feel Good Stores as Retail Reinvention Accelerates

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Iberchem Combines Fragrance Blooming and Neuroscience in Nubirawave

New digital platform targets fragrance performance and emotional benefits in rinse-off products, expanding the company's data-driven approach to fragrance creation.

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Beyond Deodorant: Future Society's Jasmina Aganovic on the Future of Personal Scent

"I think the future will have scent care products that help us shape our scent the way we want (not just get rid of it)."

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Fragrance Is Rewiring the Personal Care Experience

Finding Her Signature in Fragrance

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The New Power of Scent in Beauty

How science, wellness and personalization are transforming fragrance from a sensory extra into a strategic beauty driver.

Future Society Targets Body Odor at the Microbiome Level With Base Scent

The company reported that 80% of participants in the consumer study observed fewer scent fluctuations throughout the day and 75% felt more confident in their scent.

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Peaudiris, a New Take on Violet Orris and Leather.

Discover Peaudiris, Padmini Aromatics’ new patent-pending ingredient that combines elegant orris with soft leather to deliver exceptional volume, tenacity and depth in fragrance formulations.

From Root to Richness: Discover Indonesian Vetiver

Together, these materials provide perfumers with a versatile palette—from the complexity of the whole root to targeted fractions and derivatives.

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VIDEO: Belle Aire Creations Opens BAC Studio to Bring Fine Fragrance and Brand Design Under One Roof; Company Hosts Annual Sensory Inspiration Event

The studio brings together Belle Aire’s perfumers, fragrance development specialists, sourcing team, marketers, consumer insights experts and designers.

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The GCC’s Beauty Boom Is Going Global

"The UAE is now among the world's top 10 perfume exporters, with exports up nearly seven fold in a decade on UN trade data..."

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The Next Generation of Fragrance Delivery Takes Shape

Fragrance is getting a high-tech makeover with microencapsulation and light-activated scent that lasts weeks.

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Bath & Body Works Finds Growth Beyond Its Stores