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F&F Literature Review: Smell It to Believe It

In this literature review, P&F takes a look at the benefits of scent branding and some of the health benefits that come with it.

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The Intimacy of Our Senses

In this literature review, we examine the closeness of our senses and how attraction, society and place might play a role in how we taste and smell.

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Anosmia Explained: A Sit Down with Dr. Rawson

Anosmia has been linked to coronavirus as a possible symptom by ENT UK. P&F's Alex Mackenzie was able to sit down with Nancy Rawson, Ph.D., Associate Director and VP at the Monell Center to learn more on this newly identified symptom.

Copal blanco is a sap found in the pitch pine, which hardens in contact with the air. Also known as the “blood of trees,” it was used in sacred rituals in North American Aztec and Mayan cultures to lift the veil between the spirit realm and the human realm. Pictured here is the Magician Piramide del Adivino in the ancient Mayan city Uxmal in Mexico. Photo by Aleksandar Todorovic via Dreamstime.

Scent & Spirit: A Taste of Mexican Gourmand

Between white copal, zingy peppers, hearty maize and bitter chocolate, the author explores traditional Mexican dishes, linking culinary tradition, ritual and myth through the senses.

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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.

As one of the most popular and expensive oils of the 19th century, violet oil’s compounds could be isolated into three major ionones. It was found that depending on the synthetic route, mixtures of the ionones in different ratios were formed, each of which had unique fragrance profiles.

Patenting Non-Naturally Occurring Fragrance Compounds

What does the patent literature tell us about innovation in the area of non-naturally occurring fragrance compounds? This short article provides some recent examples of U.S. patents that have claimed “new, useful and non-obvious” non-naturally occurring fragrance compounds or compositions.

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Flavor and Fragrance Industry Highlights from CES 2020

P&F explores some of the top trending flavor and fragrance industry tech at this years Consumer Electronics Show.

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Endpoint: From Scent Dieting to Flavor Irritants: ‘Wellness’ in F&F

What does the word wellness bring to mind? Sinking into a neck-deep mud bath? Meditating in a swirl of incense? Hitting the gym four times a week? Or maybe crunching away on home-grown, organically harvested vegetables? Recycling, composting, supporting fair trade, etc., all elicit a sense of wellness in some form.

How Self-Taught Perfumer Chavalia Dunlap-Mwamba Keeps Creativity at the Forefront of her Brand

The founder of PinkMahogHany discusses how she approaches challenges in formulations and her process of balancing technicality with creativity.

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Smelly Signs: A Language for Scent

Part two of the author's World Perfumery Congress speech explores scent semiotics to develop more meaningful and dependable perfumery for the future.

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Endpoint: Look Both Ways

A yearly recap of F&F’s research highlights and what’s to come for 2018.

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Chemical Characterization of Vanilla pompona Schiede, Part III

Vanilla pompona is resistant to climate change and diseases, and therefore is preferred for hybridization with V. planifolia. Its chemical characterization was carried out in a series of studies, described in this third of four parts.

On a 1-10 scale of the importance of scent, “scent in my bathtub products” received 9.3.

5 Trends Shaping the Bath & Body Care Industry

Scent experiences, line extensions, collaborations, body sprays, and hand care are leading the way in bath and body care innovation.

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Chemical Characterization of Vanilla pompona Scheide, Part IV

Vanilla pompona is resistant to climate change and diseases, and therefore is preferred for hybridization with V. planifolia. Its chemical characterization was carried out in a series of studies, described in this last of four parts.

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Scent & Spirit: Shamanism and Scent

What does mysticism smell like? We venture away from the glossy perfume counters of today and into the fumes of the past where our ancestors used scent as a portal to explore transcendence and magic.

Vanilla flavor is dominated by phenols and their transformation products mostly derived from enzymatic hydrolysis of the phenyl-β-D-glucosides. Cocoa bean flavor is dominated by Strecker aldehydes and pyrazines and other products generated during the roasting process of the beans.

Extracting the Essence: Comparing Vanilla and Cocoa Processes

Understanding the similarities and differences in biochemistry, chemistry and curing processes of vanilla and cocoa may offer insight into producing high-quality materials.

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A Fresh Language

As the demand for basil continues to grow in a myriad of culinary, household and cosmetic products, developing an olfactory language will strengthen its position in the marketplace.

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