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NEXT: The New Normal

Ferdinand Storp on dynamic emerging markets, the growing importance of private labels and recapturing creativity.

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New Niche: Simple or Simplistic?

From simple packaging to simple product names, the trends in niche fragrances are seeing a growing demand for minimalism. Are the fragrances themselves following a similar path when it comes to formulations?

Comparing Notes: Complexity, Performance and Natural Effects

Perfumers Olivia Jan and Donna Ramanauskas discuss guaiacwood, jasmine sambac and oxathiane for fine fragrance, personal care and consumer product applications.

Naturals: The Case for Natural Personal Care Standards

The growth in natural and organic personal care products has resulted in a need for logical, practical and achievable standards. Conventional wisdom would tell us that the name of a product and the ingredients used to make that product are meaningful and truthful as reflected on the product label. But the fact is labeling cosmetics often depends entirely on the manufacturer.

Jeana Wirtenberg (Institute for Sustainable Enterprise at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Jeana Wirtenberg & Associates)

Sustainability and the Natural/Organic Personal Care Market: WFFC Business Dinner

Jeana Wirtenberg of the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Jeana Wirtenberg & Associates presented her talk, “Sustainability: Forging a Path to a Brighter Future,” during Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerce’s annual business meeting.

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Cinnamyl acetate EU natural – potential from high quality natural ingredients [sample request]

At Techvina, we're passionate about providing the highest quality natural ingredients. Our production process of Cinnamyl Acetate Natural from Cassia Oil uses a modern fractional distillation system that provides the highest recovery efficiency.

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Givaudan Senior Perfumer Linda Song Talks New Industry Players, Job Demands & Advice for Newcomers

Song shares, "I particularly enjoy the breadth of working from alcohol to various bases because the ideation, the process, and the materials are different."

Fresh Marine Notes

1-Methyl-4-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde and its dihydro derivatives.

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Fragrance Issues: Defining “Natural”

As the first personal care products bearing the Natural Products Association’s seal hit store shelves, an assessment of “natural” fragrances in personal care

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Forward Thinking: The Natural Evolution

Scrutinizing labels is the new norm, and consumers continue to be increasingly selective about the ingredients that they will use in their products. This has led to many innovations in natural skincare, deodorant, hair care and fine fragrance products.

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Neural Processing of Body Odor

Understanding the body odor/brain activity relationship and its potential implications on the creation of perfumes and personal hygiene products.

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Formulating with Natural and Organic Fragrances

The explosive growth in natural and organic personal care products during the last few years reflects a changing society and a concern about what people put into their bodies. There isn't a day that goes by where one doesn't see some reference to the word "natural" or "organic," either in the form of an ad, article or consumer study for food and personal care products.

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Non-Alcoholic Solvents in Multifunctional Fragrances

By replacing alcohol as the carrier solvent with biology-based hydrocarbons (BBHCs), it becomes possible to design and manufacture entirely novel multifunctional products that straddle the line between perfume and beauty care while carrying an “all-natural” certification.

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Topics in Perfumery: Creating Effective Natural Fragrances

What’s driving the contemporary fragrance consumer and how perfumers can overcome obstacles to deliver on the promise of “natural”. “As we stand at the brink of a second nuclear age and a period of unprecedented climate change,” the Cambridge cosmologist Stephen Hawking recently stated, “scientists have a special responsibility, once again, to inform the public and to advise leaders about the perils that humanity faces.” With dire predictions such as this and the realities of life, no wonder that there exists an atmosphere of stress and anxiety throughout society.

Natural and Organic: the Emerging Revolution

What’s driving the biggest dynamic shift in the F&F industry? Imagine a world in which the price of gasoline is 25 cents a gallon, where Starbucks Frappuccinos are nutritious and contain no calories, and you actually like your mother-in-law. Unrealistic, perhaps, but for those involved in the organic world, and organic personal care specifically, the announcement in August 2005 that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will allow for USDA certification of personal care products was received with equal disbelief.

Chinese customers, notably Gen Z, increasingly see skin care as a long-term investment and are willing to spend more money on high-quality goods.

Prestige Beauty is China’s Next Growth Engine

So far, in more than a year, Shiseido has sold 15 mass and cosmetics brands, which further signals that Shiseido is concentrating on more prestige and premium business segments.

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Comparing Notes: Adding Soul Back Into Fragrances

Perfumers Jill Costa and Pierre Nuyens on creative and technical problem solving for functional and fine fragrance.

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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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