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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.

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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Make Fragrances Stick With Polymers

Recent research from Martin S. Vethamuthu, Ph.D., and his team have suggested that fragrances, particularly in body washes and scrubs, can last longer with certain polymers.

IFRA Amends Code of Practice

The 48th Amendment to the code of practice includes three new Standards based on the dermal sensitization QRA and more.

Corpse Plant Ready to Bloom

Over the next few days, the Titan arum is expected to cause a stink at Cornell University in New York

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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