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Frankincense and Myrrh and Its Socio-Economic Impact

For approximately 10,000 people in northern Somalia, the coveted perfumery ingredients, frankincense and myrrh, provide an economic opportunity and way of life.

Synthesis and odor properties of carene and carane derivatives

The purpose of this report is to detail the syntheses of novel 4-substituted derivatives of carene and carane, and studies of their sensory (odorous) properties.

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.

Aleuritic Acid in Perfumery and Pheromones

The brief account given above indicates the vast potential which aleuritic acid holds in the synthesis of numerous useful organic compounds possessing olfactory properties. With a steady and substantial availability of threo aleuritic acid, its utility is expected to increase enormously.

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.

Perfumes—and Perfumery

The perfume industry can generally be divided into three categories but without well-defined boundaries: prestige perfumery (French, American and Japanese), mass market alcoholic perfumery and non-alcoholic perfumery. A fourth category could be food flavors. Although they are not perfumery, they are nevertheless related to perfumery and are manufactured by the same firms.

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Evaluating Alternate Raw Materials and Processes

Fragrance ingredients have life cycles in the hundreds and even thousands of years. The evaluation of these products, processes and alternate raw material sources is a complex and continuous process which, when successful, can lead to competitive advantages that pay dividends for decades.

Perfumers at work: 4 and 5

Four questions with drom’s Barbara Zoebelein and her five picks for fragrance’s future. drom perfumer Barbara Zoebelein is the recipient of a 2006 FiFi award (men’s private label/direct sell category) for Avon’s today TOMORROW always for Men. We wondered what makes an award winning perfumer, so we recently asked her about her art, challenges and a prescription for this ailing category: artistry, craft and risk-taking.

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.

Mathematics and Perfumery: An Examination of Arithmetical Methodology

In the day-to-day work of the Perfumery Department, many problems will arise, besides those that I have mentioned here, where a little simple arithmetic can be of great assistance. In the same way that perfumers would be well advised never to totally abandon balance work, so they will gain by exercising their mathematical skills. All perfumers wish to design that magnificent winner that will astound the industry, Perhaps a little math will help to achieve this goal.

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.

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Between Brand and Art: Lush's Gorilla Gallery

On October 11-14, 2017, Lush's Gorilla Gallery presented art installations inspired by its line of fragrances, which told unique stories about the creation of each one.

Comparing Notes: Annie Buzantian and Harry Frémont

Finding balance, adding edge and giving fragrances a soul.

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.

Balancing Trust and Excitement

Karyn Khoury on exploring opportunity in uncertainty for consumer needs, fragrance trends and winning strategies.

Civet and Civet Compounds

Animal Notes in Perfumery. Only a few perfume materials of animal origin are used in perfumery. Among them are musk, ambergris, civet and castoreum. Civet is the subject of this article

Odor Properties of 1-(p-Alkyl)Phenylethanols and Their Esters

All the substances have, principally, similar odor characters, possessing fruity, flowery, woody, penetrant odor notes with minor rotten, moldy notes. Other characteristic notes were observed in some compounds. Odor thresholds show mostly medium values, suitable for application in perfumery products.

Synthesis and odor characteristics of some analogs of acyclic sesquiterpenoids

In summary, it could be stated that the crucial factors affecting the odor of the compounds under investigation are the carbon chain structures and type of functional groups. These observations confirm Beets’ thesis that “the profile of a molecule with an easily accessible functional group is responsible for the odor type.

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