Senior Perfumer Serge Oldenbourg Answers Burning Questions About Fragrance Formulation

Jul 31st, 2023
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We sent out an "Ask An Expert" alert on socials, to see if F&F professionals had any burning questions. Perfumer & Flavorist+ tapped senior perfumer Serge Oldenbourg to field three questions that were "mailed" in. Below are Oldenbourg’s insights—

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