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Pink Pepper Fruit and Leaf Oils

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of pink pepper fruit and leaf oils.

Quantitative Relationships Between Structure and the Fruity Odor of Esters

This article describes the evaluation of three QSAR approacbes (CoMFA, Hansch and Principal Component Analysis) which were used to investigate the correlation between chemical structure and the fruitiness of esters. It includes the first published study of the use of comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) in the formulation of a structure-odor relationship.

IFRA Seminar Audience

The Science and Opportunities of Modern Fragrance

Mood and health enhancement, anosmia frontiers, and beyond.

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Royalty And Fragrance: A Tale Of Two Palaces, Part 1

In our Scent and Spirit edition, part one of this two-part series explores the lush fragrances of the sultan’s court of the Deccan era in India from 15-1700s.

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The 'Halo' Effect of Amides in Mandarin and Tangerine

Mandarin has a peculiar aroma that can be described as somewhat "fishy," which might be due to an unidentified amine compound.

Raw Material Bulletin: September 2014

Raw Material Bulletin: Symrise, SAFC and more

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The Rise of Molecules

The March 2018 issue of Perfumer & Flavorist magazine will take a closer look at synthetics, like muguet molecules, and their role in a sustainable F&F future.

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2018 Leaderboard: Huabao International Develops Domestic Markets

Though remaining quiet in the industry news, Huabao International has seen increased sales due to a recovering tobacco industry and stabilization of China's economy.

Part 2 of 3: Fingerprint chromatograms of esters-containing essential oils: bergamot oil, clary sage oil and spike lavender oil.

Application of Gas-Liquid Chromatography to the Analysis of Essential Oils: Part 2

Part 2 of 3: Fingerprint chromatograms of esters-containing essential oils: bergamot oil, clary sage oil and spike lavender oil.

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Fragrances and Fragranced Products: A Strong Alliance

The powerful appeal of many soaps, detergents and cleaning products to consumers is often directly related to the products’ scents. Producers and suppliers of cleaning products understand that an amazing amount of research and innovation goes into the creation of product fragrances and that fragrance ingredients are at the leading edge in the defense of protections for trade secrets.

Social Interaction and Fragrance Use: Personal Fragrance Use

A Summary of Research Conducted for the Fragrance Research Fund. Despite the widespread use of personal fragrances and their assumed influence on social behavior, there has been little research documenting such influence. The goal of the proposed study was to provide such documentation, to understand the role fragrances play in determining social behavior.

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Endpoint. Synesthesia is Music to our Taste Buds

My role for Perfumer & Flavorist is to procure and put forth relevant scientific content and observations to advance your formulations for improved F&F applications. So what you’ll find here are some interesting points I’ve observed that could connect to your overall larger project “constellation.”

Organosilicon Fragrances

Novel and interesting investigations in the field of the chemistry of odor have been recently described by Wrobel and Warmagat. In their search for new fragrances and for a better understanding of the relationship between the molecular structure and the olfactory propeties of compounds, the authors turned their attention to silicon. The principal approach was to introduce the silicon atom into the osmophoric center of odoriferous materials. A number of compounds have been prepared and evaluated. This article briefly summarizes the synthesis and olfactory characteristics obtained.

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Fragrance and Dementia

Innovative fragrance therapy is increasingly being used to enrich the lives of those suffering from dementia by supporting engagement, alertness and appetite stimulation.

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Fragrance and Transparency

It is not coming because of any pending legislation, but rather because of a desire from consumers and some consumer goods companies to lift the veil of secrecy from fragrance ingredients.

Mood Benefits Fragrance

The profiles presented here illustrate that fragrances can have measurable and distinctive effects on our mood in ways that could prove beneficial for the user. We believe that further improvements in our measurement techniques, and a better understanding of the mood changes evoked by specific perfumery ingredients will allow for the development of more impactful mood-aftering fragrances.

Fragrance and Social Behavior

My research on fragrance and social behavior is concerned with how people use fragrances to create social images and to play social roles. As a social psychologist, I am well aware that people employ a wide variety of strategies and tactics, some subtle and others not-so-subtle, to control the images they convey to others. With the support of the Fragrance Research Fund, we are looking at the role that people’s choices of fragrances (that is, their perfumes, their colognes, their after-shaves) play in the fashioning of images.

2012 Flavor & Fragrance Leaderboard

Acquisitions, raw material price pressures and an uncertain economy make for a mixed picture

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