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Orris: A Star of Inspiration

An evocative natural ingredient with roots in artistic and olfactive history.

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Revitalizing rose cultivation and a future in essential oils in Azerbaijan

Revitalizing rosa damascena cultivation and oil production in Azerbaijan’s picturesque Alazani Valley, Lecheq Farm & Distillery share a glimpse of their ethically produced treasures.

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OQEMA adds Oud to its Naturals and Essential Oils Range

With its traditional roots and expanding popularity, oud oil is becoming a common ingredient in cosmetics, personal care and fine fragrance products.

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: Eternity: Ideas and Evolution

How innovations in chemistry have driven olfactive creativity.

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Indian Sandalwood Returns to the Perfumer’s Palette

Industry perfumers muse about the rare Indian sandalwood’s (Santalum album) earthy and complex notes sought after in fine fragrance formulations.

Aroma Chemicals and Citrus Oils

Natural citrus oils cannot be reconstituted (substituted) by compounding aroma chemicals for three reasons: (1) Citrus oils are complex mixtures, up to 300 chemicals of which many are unknown. (2) If they are known, many are not commercially available. (3) Individual constituents with asymmetric carbon atoms, mostly are optically active, A lot of aroma chemicals are not. On the other hand, aroma chemicals with citrusy odors deserve their own place for compounds in functional perfumery, mainly for stability reasons.

Computerized Laboratory Mixing Station for Perfume Oils

A very high qualiiy standard is possible through automation. This means low costs. This is the basis for success in an ever stronger competitive market.

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Helichrysum italicum D.C. Essential Oil from Balkans

With the steady growth of essential oil use in aromatherapy, the authors here discuss the Balkan variety’s olfactive composition using traditional techniques and a new method that describes subjects’ perceived experiences and consciousness.

GC-FT/lR and the Analysis of Aromatic Essentials

In the area of instrumentation one can hope for the emergence of more. intense energy sources, a higher transmitting light pipe, and improved electronics; all resulting in significant reduction of sample size requirements. We would hope that current research efforts in GC-FT/IR-MS continue and that that type of dedicated instrument appears in the commercial sector.

Cascarilla Bark Essential Oil of El Salvador: New Source and Standard

The oil is relatively new to the modern commercial perfume and flavor marketplace. Today, the highly desired and sought after cascarilla bark essential oil is used for flavoring aperitifs, liquors, beverages, confections and fine perfumery.

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.

Bertrand Duchaufour shares that he came to perfumery because of a passion for fragrances when he was a teenager through a girlfriend who was passionate about perfumes.

One-on-One with AMAFFI Perfume House Perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour

Duchaufour shares how he came to the fragrance industry, how the job of a perfumer has evolved over the years and more.

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Perspectives on Citrus

The presence of citrus notes in the life of a perfumer.

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Sights on Sub-Sahara

How can we learn from China to navigate the fragrance opportunity in Africa?

A Primer on Perfuming Polymers

This primer will attempt to cover, as painlessly as possible, some basic polymer physics and volubility theory and then show how this knowledge can be applied in general and for a specific example

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What’s on Tap at Perfumarie?

Open seven days a week, the chic fragrance studio offers a unique educational opportunity for both customers and brands, while shaking up the traditional distribution model.

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How you can follow along with P&F+ event coverage.

Pheromones, the natural chemical signals our bodies emit, can influence how we perceive and connect with others, especially in romantic contexts.

The Impact of Fragrance on Enhancing Pheromones and Attraction

Fragrance developers are experimenting with natural and synthetic pheromones in their formulations, and new research indicates they’re onto something.

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