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The report states that Western Europe was the largest region in the home fragrance market in 2021.

Report: Global Home Fragrance Market Growth

The report states that Western Europe was the largest region in the home fragrance market in 2021.

Versailles was a practice in social ritual, royal etiquette and unrelenting opulence. It also happened to stink like an outhouse.

Royalty and Fragrances Part 2: The Scent of Versailles

Part two explores the fragrantly decadent court of Marie Antoinette, where her perfumer, Jean-Louis Fargeon saturated everyone in Versailles.

Material review: Kashmir Lavender Oil

A comparison of new Kashmir lavender oils with commercial lavender oils.

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A Scent of New Jersey Lavender

Coveted for its medicinal, aromatic and therapeutic properties, lavender is known for its clean and medicinal aroma due to small amounts of camphor and eucalyptol. A closer look at fresh lavender flowers reveals some interesting details about the constituents between leaves and flowers.

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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.

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Vanilla Enters the World of Genomics

Within the last few years, the development of new DNA sequencing technologies has revolutionized the study of crop plants. New technologies are now available that provide high-throughput DNA sequence coverage at low cost, making their application to smaller crops possible. Two research groups are currently applying these new technologies to Vanilla planifolia to study some of the important issues with Vanilla, such as disease susceptibility and vanillin biosynthesis.

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Patent Pick: Enzyme-treated Vanilla Extract

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight describes an enzymatic method to treat vanilla extract for mature fragrance notes.

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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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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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.

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Chemical Characterization of Vanilla pompona Scheide, Part I

In this four-part series, researchers extensively study the composition of Vanilla pompona for fragrance applications. Here, existing literature on V. pompona is reviewed and compared with V. tahitensis and V. planifolia. Test protocols for GC-MS and DTD-GC-MS are described, and some results are discussed.

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Chemical Characterization of Vanilla pompona Scheide, Part II

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 experiments, described in this second of four parts.

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The Future of Fragrance: World Perfumery Congress 2016

This year's congress brought together more than 1,100 attendees worldwide to discuss what makes "scents" in fragrance sustainability.

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A Natural and a Pod: Commonalities in Vanilla and Tea Processing

Shared chemistry, biochemistry and processing in tea leaf and vanilla pod.

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Agilex Fragrances Strategically Acquires Creative Fragrances

In order to strengthen its position in the fragrance industry, Agilex Fragrances has acquired Creative Fragrances in a strategic purchase to continue to grow as a strong middle market fragrance company in the U.S.

Discover the newly added ingredients by visiting Fragrance Creators' Fragrance Conservatory.

Fragrance Creators Announces Additions to Fragrance Conservatory

Fragrance Creators president and CEO, Farah K. Ahmed, comments on the growth and importance of the association's Fragrance Conservatory.

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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.

'[..]We are excited to collaborate with fellow industry leaders who are committed to responsible industry stewardship,” said Josh Thompson, vice president & Co-Founder of Aromatic Fragrance International.

Aromatic Fragrance International Joins Fragrance Creators Association

Farah K. Ahmed, President & CEO of Fragrance Creators Association shares, “The company’s deep knowledge and dedication to sustainable fragrance innovation align with our mission to promote a vibrant and responsible fragrance industry."

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