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Senior perfumer Serge Odenbourg pens, 'This is addressed to the one who intends to work as a perfumer and possibly, become a member of the ISPC (International Society of Perfumer-Creators)!'

Ask An Expert Series: Where Do Perfumers Train?

Senior perfumer Serge Odenbourg pens, "This is addressed to the one who intends to work as a perfumer and possibly, become a member of the ISPC (International Society of Perfumer-Creators)!"

Foundational to chemical regulation lie two fundamentally different approaches: hazard and risk.

The Benefits of Risk-Based Fragrance Evaluation Approach

How incorporating this approach into the regulatory framework could encourage innovation and preserve the health of people and planet.

High-end perfumes use rare and exotic ingredients, which are all too often unsustainably harvested and sourced.

How AI Can Solve the Ethical Luxury Puzzle

Technologies such as artificial intelligence are helping luxury perfume brands meet high-end expectations and maintain sustainable practices.

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Editor’s Note: A Sense of the Future

The F&F industry is undergoing quite a transformation, which shows clearly through M&A activity and regulatory changes. This issue we look more closely at the direction of the F&F industry’s transformation, and it’s moving up.

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Sense and the Subconscious: Is Liking Enough?

When it comes to product design, a simple “like” is not enough. How does consumer emotion play a role in developing engaging and successful products on the shelves?

Thinking Globally: the Science of Sensory Experience

Highlights from the Second Annual Flavor, Fragrance and Perception Conference at Rutgers University.

Aromatherapy: Do Essential Oils Have Therapeutic Properties?

A pleasant odor has always been, and still is, an important factor for people to feel good, and feeling well is synonymous with good health. Therefore, we can conclude that all substances which are able to create a certain amount of well-being and well-feeling possess therapeutic properties and, therefore, can be called therapeutic agents.

The Relationships Between Emotion, Perfumes and Fragrances

Reading the general literature on perfumery we find remarks suggesting a special relationship between emotion and perfume. However, despite such statements, there have been few actual suggestions as to how emotion and olfaction might be linked. However, there are a few clues and I feel that we can move towards looking to see how the sensory systems of olfaction and emotion come together.

Study Reveals Odors Are Expressible in Language

A recent study noted the long-held assumption that people are bad at naming smells is not universally true. Odors are expressible in language, as long as you speak the right language.

The electronic nose uses nanoengineered materials to tune the sensitivity and selectivity to function like a human nose.

Notre Dame Professor Develops Electronic Nose Prototype

The electronic nose uses nanoengineered materials to tune the sensitivity and selectivity to function like a human nose.

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Turn Competition into Cooperation Echoed at WPC

Fragrance houses were encouraged to come together and become Earth’s champions during day one’s keynote presentation at the 2016 World Perfumery Congress.

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Essential Oils & Lavender Farmers Affected by Regulations

In a recent case study, IFRA examined the unintended consequences that European chemical regulations had on lavender farmers and essential oil producers.

SCCS Extends Comment Deadline for Vetiveryl Acetate

The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has extended its comment deadline for the fragrance ingredient vetiveryl acetate to May 19, 2015.

Parameter test distillations for the superficial essential oils

Every effort was made to ensure that the herb used in the three 1975 distillations was a similar as possible. The same applied to the 1976 season's tests. Nonetheless, the smaller charges consistently return smaller yields of oil per kilo. This is due to an orderly phenomenon that could be discussed on another occasion.

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IFF Releases Second Quarter Results, Aligned With Expectations

IFF has released its second quarter results, which were in-line with the quarter's expectations. Leading the growth was a new flavor ingredient, growth in markets and strong sales in sweet and savory modulation.

ECHA Announces Shortfall in Collection of REACH Fees

According to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), income from REACH fees is lower than expected because the "high fees make companies creative."

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WPC Panel Answers: Is It Easy Being Green?

“Consumers are demanding green fragrances, and to create green fragrances, you need green ingredients,” said Tony Phan, during the Designing and Assessing Green Fragrance workshop held on day day of the 2016 World Perfumery Congress.

EU Proposes More Strict Regulation of Perfume Ingredients

The report recommended restricting the concentration of 12 substances including citral, coumarin and eugenol to 0.01% of the finished product.

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