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PCPC Releases Statement on CSC Report

Spokeswoman Kathleen Dezio comments on inaccuracies in CSC report, as well as industry's work for safe products.

No Extension for REACH Pre-registration

According to Geert Dancet, executive director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), there will be no extension of the pre-registration period for REACH which begins on June 1, 2008.

RIFM Publishes Three New Group Summaries

The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) has released three more Group Summaries and their related Fragrance Material Reviews (FMRs) for publication

The Truth about Fragrances and Phthalates

The Fragrance Materials Association has issued a pair of information letters, "Fragrance: Myths and Facts" and "The Truth about Phthalates."

Words Versus Odours How Perfumers Communicate

Odour profiles as an easy method of odour comparison, based on mean results of odour evaluation by a team of perfumers, was the best way of classification of the products.

Czech Republic President Vetoes REACH Legislation

The President of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, has refused to sign off on legislation adopted by the Parliament to implement REACH at the national level.

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Consumer Misconceptions of Fragrance-free Products

A recent report from Johnson and Johnson Consumer Inc. and Natural Marketing Institute shows that many consumers don’t actually know what products are fragrance-free.

Shoppers are seeking prestige, long-lasting fragrances, driving up the average unit price in the U.S. market.

Decoding the Fragrance Boom, Part 1

Untangling the market drivers behind this surprisingly resilient category.

Wavemotion is designed to unveil insights into how scent can influence positive neural responses to transform the emotional landscape of consumers and elevate consumer well-being.

Iberchem Debuts Wavemotion Neuroscientific Investigation Program

Wavemotion is designed to unveil insights into how scent can influence positive neural responses to transform the emotional landscape of consumers and elevate consumer well-being.

The future of perfumery requires both naturals and synthetic chemicals, noted Jean-Claude Ellena, the director of perfumery for Hermès, during a presentation at the European Federation of Essential Oils' annual general meeting in June in Grasse, France.

Celebrating and Defending Naturals in Perfumery

EFEO event offered insights from a master perfumer and ingredient experts.

This month's 'Perfumer Notes' column is penned by Pierre Bénard on tuberose.

Perfumer & Flavorist+ November Issue Fragrance Highlights

Only fancy the fragrance pieces? No problem, here are the highlights!

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Scientists Develop Perfume Activated by Sweat

Nimal Gunaratne and a team from the Queen's University Belfast Ionic Liquid Laboratories Research Center created a fragrance that releases more aroma when it comes in contact with water molecules, such as sweat.

EPA Rejects NRDC's Air Freshener Petition

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rejected a petition submitted by the National Natural Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) and allied groups requesting actions regarding air fresheners. The petition "claimed that some air fresheners may cause health problems because they contain phtalates," says a Fragrance Materials Association (FMA) bulletin.

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Endpoint. Thinking Outside the Perfume Bottle

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.”

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The Power of Scents and Brands

Never before has an interactive discussion between a fragrance house and its client taken place in a public setting. Never before until today, that is—when Jeb Gleason-Allured, editor in chief of Perfumer & Flavorist and Global Cosmetic Industries magazines, and program director of the World Perfumery Congress (WPC), brought both to the stage to lead attendees through the dynamics of the client-perfumer relationship and the power it brings to brands.

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IFF/Lucas Meyer Reveals Skin's Olfaction Perception

Exposure to stress releases epinephrine, to which prolonged exposure can cause damage in skin. As such, IFF/Lucas Meyer tested a rose extract and found it engages the skin's olfaction receptors, in turn reducing stress while also reversing damage.

More Perfume Materiak from Isoprene

We should all realize that the new Toxic Substances Control Act, which Congress is about to pass, will increase considerably the cost of developing new aroma chemicals. The new law may reduce the number of such chemicals drastically. Closer cooperation between the fragrance and the aroma chemical industries will now be even more important in order to maintain a healthy level of innovation in areas of mutual interest.

Perfumery and the Sixth Sense

I have shown that estratetraenol and androstadienone may be used as components in perfumes and can enhance such products. We are approaching a radical shift in the concept of perfumery. Henceforth, the design of a perfume should take into account stimulation of the long neglected sixth sense, the vomeronasal system.

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