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Citrus essential oils face a number of issues that can alter their composition or quality from season to season and even within a given season.

Essential Oils and Citrus Blends: Maintaining Quality Amidst Rising Costs and Adulteration

Discover the innovative strategies and testing techniques they are adopting to ensure that every drop meets the highest standards, even in a volatile market.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Spanish Sage Oil

Sage has been used as a spice and medicine throughout history with its use, growing in a variety of flavor and fragrance applications. This month, we take a closer look at the chemical constituents of pure and hybrid Spanish sage oils.

Essential Oils for Aromatherapy

The aromatherapy boom has created a strong market for the sale of essential oils, though the industry’s ingredient needs may vary from those of conventional fragrance and cosmetic manufacturers.

What future essential oils?

Communication between the essential oil supplier, fragrance supplier, and marketer must be improved. We are not always in a position to know which odor areas interest you. Your most creative fragrance ideas might be available today, with the right combination of natural products and natural-like aroma chemicals recently developed. This potent combination now allows for the greatest creative effort ever possible.

9th International Congress of Essential Oils—Report

The magnificent panorama of Singapore greeted delegates to the 9th International Congress of Essential Oils, March 13-17, 1983. As the only city in Southeast Asia with facilities for such a major International Congress, Singapore lived up to its reputation as the commercial and convention capital. The Mandarin Hotel also proved an excellent choice with more than adequate room for all the meetings, formal and informal, that are such an important part of every congress.

32nd International Days of Essential Oils & Extracts

Cinnamon, patchouli, vetiver, osmanthus, extraction techniques and more.

Computerized Laboratory Mixing Station for Perfume Oils

A very high qualiiy standard is possible through automation. This means low costs. This is the basis for success in an ever stronger competitive market.

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The Juice: Neil Morris

“The hippies used to wear patchouli, sandalwood and ambergris,” says Neil, “but I would take those and blend them all together in a certain way—and people would say ‘Hey man, would you make me some of that oil?’ And that’s how I became known as the oil guy. It just sort of happened.”

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The Juice: Ruth Mastenbroek

In an exclusive interview, Ruth Mastenbroek shares her experience as a budding perfumer in the industry whose job has taken her all over the world to ultimately create her own fragrance line.

Sarkar notes that post Brexit, there is a risk in the country also parting ways with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation that was established in December 2006.

The Juice: Julian Sarkar of Zanos

Finding your niche as a new business is always going to involve a little bit of trial and error, Sarkar shares his story of selling fragrance materials in the UK.

Natural Essential Oils: Current Trends in Production, Marketing and Demand

The foregoing analysis is of course in no way meant to be exhaustive, but is intended to illustrate that, although the picture is uneven, in many respects existing and potential producers of natural essential oils are faced with an uphill struggle in the years ahead. Increasingly it will be of paramount importance for producers, especially those about to enter the market for the first time, or those attempting to produce familiar oils in untried locations, to maintain very close liaison with interested buyers at all stages of their production plans.

The Future of Natural Essential Oils in the Flavor and Fragrance Industry

The essential oil industry worldwide remains healthy, although at present there may be over-production for some specific essential oils. With all the progress in the field of chemistry, has the essential oil industry dropped by the wayside, a victim of technological advance? The answer is emphatically no !

Interrelation of trends in the American fragrance market and the essential oil industry

Continued dialogue and cooperation between essential oil suppliers and creative perfumers must be maintained and strengthened if the growing demands of the American market are to be satisfied.

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The Juice: Mandy Aftel – Changing the Perfume Game

Mandy’s avant-garde approach to perfume and flavor has created a portfolio of work that inspires her customers and readers.

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The Juice: Dr. Wolfgang Krause

Krause’s work with geraniol, citral and menthol introduced him to the world of flavor and fragrance where he continues to foster an advocacy for the industry by active participation in the community and education to the trade and public.

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The Juice: Inside Givaudan Perfumery School

Along with rigorously memorizing 500 materials within the first several months, training to become a perfumer requires a fine balance of passion, creativity, patience and technical skill.

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The Juice: Lisa Hipgrave, Director, IFRA UK

Moving from lab technician to perfumer quicker than you can sniff, Hipgrave’s journey into the fragrance world has led her to giving back to the industry.

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The Juice: Julie Pluchet – An Advocate for Scent

Developing a curiosity for fragrance at a young age, Julie’s career as a perfumer starts with a childhood game in guessing scents that leads her to create scents for niche and commercial brands, while advocating a stronger global perfumery community.

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