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Section: Fragrance

Progress in Essential Oils

Brian Lawrence discusses Artemisia annua Oil, Scotch Spearmint Oil, Spanish Oregano Oil

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Progress in Essential Oils: Grapefruit Oil

This month's issues discusses the chemical composition of grapefruit oil.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Spanish Marjoram Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of Spanish marjoram oil.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Spike Lavender

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia Medic).

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Progress in Essential Oils: Spanish Oregano Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of Spanish oregano oil.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Turmeric Oil, Part 1

Turmeric is well-known as the yellow, aromatic spice used in curry powder and numerous Asian culinary dishes. It is the rhizome of Curcuma longa L., a member of the ginger family. Part one of this two-part column compares the chemical compositions of turmeric oil with Curcuma aromatica.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Lemon Verbena Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of lemon verbena oil.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Spanish Sage Oil

Sage has been used as a spice and medicine throughout history with its use, growing in a variety of flavor and fragrance applications. This month, we take a closer look at the chemical constituents of pure and hybrid Spanish sage oils.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Myrica Gale

Adored by beavers, once found in beers of north western Germany during the Middle Ages and used as an effective insect repellant or a perfumery ingredient, myrica gale oil's constituents can shed new light to formulators on other ways it can be used in F&F.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Turmeric Oil, Part 2

Part two of this two-part column compares the chemical compositions of turmeric oil and Curcuma longa.

Odor Analysis of (E)- and (Z)-3,7-Dimethyl-4-octen-l-ols and Their Derivatives

This article describes a study of a group of (E)-compounds and a separate group of (Z)-compounds obtained from (E)- and (Z)-isomers of 3,7-dimethyl-4-octen-l-ol.

Bulgarian Zdravetz Oil

Some of the components of an essential oil have opened the way to the discovery of new groups of compounds with unusual chemical behavior. Our subject, zdravetz (Geranium macrorrhizum L,), belongs to the Geraniaceae family, which abounds in aromatic plants including the genus Pelargonium. It originates from South Africa and is widespread along the Mediterranean coast. Large quantities of pelargonium oil, incorrectly known as “geranium oil,” are produced from different varieties of Pelargonium roseum L. Of the genus Geranium, only zdravetz is used in Bulgaria for production of essential oil and aromatic extracts.

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Citrus focus: A Cultivated Zest

Known as golden apples centuries ago, lemons were once regarded as luxuries, traded for precious items in marketplaces around the world. Today, with over 3 million tonnes produced each year — the equivalent of approximately 21,000 million individual lemons — this fruit is as popular as it has ever been.

Sarkar notes that post Brexit, there is a risk in the country also parting ways with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation that was established in December 2006.

The Juice: Julian Sarkar of Zanos

Finding your niche as a new business is always going to involve a little bit of trial and error, Sarkar shares his story of selling fragrance materials in the UK.

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Zalabí's Green Leap in Essential Oil Production

Zalabí revolutionizes essential oil production by blending tradition with 21st-century sustainability, using solar-powered distillation and zero waste techniques for a greener future.

Gen Z's desire for individuality extends to their fragrance choices.

Gen Z Redefines Fragrance: A New Era of Personalized Scents

Younger consumers are leading the way in fragrance, seeing these products as a way to express their individuality.

With nearly four decades of experience in fragrance, Zerlina Dubois shares her journey to becoming a master perfumer.

Master Perfumer Zerlina Dubois One-on-One Post-Retirement Announcement

Dubois shares her fragrance journey, advice for newcomers and how the industry has evolved.

Living legend of India’s Irani Zarthushtis, Aqa Boman Kohinoor, and his son, Afshin, offer incense sticks to the holy Faravar.

Scent and the Spirit: Fragrance in Zoroastrian and Jewish Traditions

From flames of righteousness to scent in scriptures, these two ancient faiths provide an interesting look at the ritual and ceremony behind some of the world’s most coveted ingredients.

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