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After hurricanes destroyed Dominica's infrastructure—and star cash crop—the tiny island nation looks to reestablish bay oil on the global market.

A Crucial Comeback: West Indian Bay Oil

After hurricanes destroyed Dominica's infrastructure—and star cash crop—the tiny island nation looks to reestablish bay oil on the global market.

Ahmet Baydar, vice president of global fragrance research, IFF

IFF Appoints Ahmet Baydar

International Flavors & Fragrances has appointed Ahmet Baydar vice president of global fragrance research.

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West Indian Bay Oil – How Dominica is Building for the Future

Bay oil has played a vital role in the culture and economy of Dominica for centuries. After Hurricane Maria, the material faced an uncertain future, but Dominica has built back stronger than ever, bay oil remaining a core component of its export economy.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Sweet Fennel Oil and Extract

In this column, Brian M. Lawrence reviews the composition of sweet fennel oil and extract as found by various researchers. For example, a commercial sample of sweet fennel oil was screened for its anti-platelet activity by Tognolini et al. (2006) and Guerini et al. (2006) using GC-FID and GC/MS. Results are reported herein.

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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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Oamic Ingredient's Sweet-enhancing Ingredients

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Progress in Essential Oils:Thymol-rich Thymus vulgaris oils – Part 2

We take a closer look at the various constituents of thymol-rich thyme oils hailing from various parts of Iran, as well as Turkey, Czech Republic, Spain and Brazil.

Frutarom at Heart of NY’s Sweet Mystery

New York officials trace the sweet maple syruplike smell to Frutarom’s fenugreek processing plant in New Jersey.

Progress in Essential Oils: Mentha Citrate and Ajowan Oils

This edition discusses the chemical composition of Ajowan oil and Mentha citrata oil.

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The Sustainability Sweet Spot

The need for agricultural land has grown three- to fivefold in the last 10 years. Our industry’s natural raw materials are under unprecedented demand pressure, and supply cannot keep up. Prices of naturals have increased 25–35% in the last two to three years, while competition amongst flavor and fragrance houses to secure their needs of botanical ingredients is higher than ever.

Natural Essential Oils: Extraction Processes and Application to Some Major Oils

This discussion offers a brief overview of the different processes used to obtain natural essential oils. The trend of development in natursl essential oils for the near future will be to: —obtain products free of organic solvents —impove the preparation of the plant matter in order to get better yields —develop aromatic molecules through fermentation

Progress in Essential Oils: Calmus Oil, Triploid Rhizome-Leaf Oils and More

Calamus oil, triploid rhizome-leaf oils, diploid rhizome oils and Nigella sativa oil.

The Sweet Smell of Standards

We can conclude with confidence that the demand for new international standards in the field of essential oils will continue to grow. We need such standards to facilitate world trade and to promote the quality of the products.

Progress in Essential Oils: Yarrow Oil, Spikenard Oil, and Dwarf Pine and Mountain Pine Oils

This month's column discusses the chemical compositions of yarrow oil, spikenard oil, and dwarf pine and mountain pine oils

Pattern Recognition Methods for Discrimination of Essential Oils (Rose Oils) by Their Gas Chromatograms

It is possible to distinguish between essential oils of the same type and their mixtures by analysing their gas chromatograms using a pattern recognition method.

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Patent Pick: Fresh and Sweet Tetrahydrofuran

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. The present invention relates to the use of tetrahydrofuran dervatives for fresh and sweet fragrance notes.

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Sweet Pea (Pois de Senteur) in Perfumery

Sweet Pea is a late comer to perfumery, compared with jasmin, rose, violet and other florals. No natural sweet pea flower oil is available, and therefore only synthetic sweet pea compounds are used in perfumery.

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Creating Sweet Aromas With Lluch Essence's Rosewood oil

This sweet aroma material provides floral and woody notes to fine fragrances, cosmetics and aromatherapy products.

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