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Classification of Perfumes and Fragrances

Every year, about 200 new fragrances appear on the market. However, many of them disappear within 10 years. It could be worthwhile to classify existing perfumes and fragrances with the aim to gain more knowledge and to stabilize the market.

Fragrance: Creativity and the Job

Jeen-Claude Ellena has headed a group of perfumers that have been known for a philosophy of perfumery based on two principles 1. The number of materials that e perfumer can know well end use effectively is limited somewhere in the range of 400. 2. The most effective way to practice perfumery is as a group where a composition is openly discussed with a team as a way of developing the most effective and economical fragrance formula. In this article he explains this philosophy.

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.

Digitally Delivered Fragrance and the Perfumer

For as long as man has used fragrance, it had one feature that set it apart from all other forms of esthetic decoration, cultural messages, sensory agents and psychological magic: once you presented it, you had lost control over it.

Michael Carlos, Givaudan.

Fragrance in Good Times and Bad

Givaudan's Michael Carlos on how the economic crisis might reshape the industry.

Fragrance in Good Times and Bad

Givaudan’s Michael Carlos on how the economic crisis could reshape the industry.

Lake & Skye's Lavender & Sandalwood Pillow Mist is intended to assist in getting deep sleep.

Lake & Skye Launches Fragrance and Sleep Spray

The 07 fragrance is the brand’s fifth fragrance offering and is formulated using sugar cane alcohol.

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Forward Thinking: Hair Flair, Fragrance and Care

Hair colorants, customized hair products and innovative hair care applications inspired by skin care are providing new opportunities and challenges for fragrance houses and consumer packaged goods manufacturers.

Patents and Fragrance Formulation: Are they compatible?

The purpose of this article is to present a few considerations on the role of patents in relation to perfumers’ activity.

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Scent and Spirit: Fragrances in the Vedic Tradition

The correlation between scent and spirit was first said to be discovered and documented by the ancient Indian scriptures, the ‘Vedas’ that date back nearly 8,000 years.

Through the science of aromachology, functional fragrance makes you smell good and can unlock your subconscious, making you feel calmer, happier and less stressed.

Linking Scent and Well-being Through Functional Fragrance

Looking into the new generation of alluring mood-boosting scents steeped in wellness.

Design and Creation of a Successful Major Fragrance

This discussion of the design and creation of successful major fragrances will deal with tbe subject from the standpoint of fragrance planning and evaluation by a major marketer. I see this as a creative process, not as a science, but as an art--an artistic process which should have as its end not only a work of beauty, but a fine product which will make a major contribution to the profit picture of its marketer.

Sensory Evaluation in Product Development for Cosmetics and Fragrances

The purpose of this short course is to provide those concerned with cosmetic product development and evaluation an overview of scaling and the types of information and applications that derive from consumer product assessment. This short course will cover the history of the magnitude estimation procedure, its development and applications, as well as “hands on” evaluations and analysis.

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Fragrance Ingredient Communication: Negotiating and Implementing California’s SB 258

Also known as the Cleaning Products Right to Know Act, SB 258 presented an opportunity for the International Fragrance Association North America to engage all stakeholders for meaningful fragrance ingredient communication.

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.

Analysis of Fragrance Mixtures by GC/MS and the Computer

Instrumentation. We would like to point out that the human eye and nose are still the best pattern recognizes. A computer cannot replace a perfumer; however, a computer is much more efficient in processing huge amounts of data and performing repetitious calculations. In the analysis of complex mixtures such as fragrances, we are able to use the computer to select important information which will direct us on how to spend the valuable human effort so often pressed for time.

Versailles was a practice in social ritual, royal etiquette and unrelenting opulence. It also happened to stink like an outhouse.

Royalty and Fragrances Part 2: The Scent of Versailles

Part two explores the fragrantly decadent court of Marie Antoinette, where her perfumer, Jean-Louis Fargeon saturated everyone in Versailles.

Jack DiMaggio, MD, global fragrances and flavors, Colgate-Palmolive.

WPC PREVIEW: Defining the Winners and Losers in Fragrance’s Future

Jack DiMaggio on relevant innovation, differentiation and revising cost structures.

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