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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.

Perception of Characteristic Axillary Odors

A significantly high level of anosmia for(E)- and (Z)- 3-methyl-2 -hexenoic acids, which are the key components of human axillary malodor, was found to exist among 90 subjects (45 men and 45 women). A distinct steep increase in anosmia with age was observed for the (E)-acid.

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Beyond Deodorant: Future Society's Jasmina Aganovic on the Future of Personal Scent

"I think the future will have scent care products that help us shape our scent the way we want (not just get rid of it)."

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The Future of Fragrance: World Perfumery Congress 2016

This year's congress brought together more than 1,100 attendees worldwide to discuss what makes "scents" in fragrance sustainability.

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IFRA Forum 2017: Scents and Sensibility

This year's forum explored an expansive look at the use of fragrance in packaging, psychology, health and even city planning.

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.

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Biological Scent Design

Cultured ingredients shift the F&F palette for unique collaboration between art and science.