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Fragrance Issues: Defining “Natural”

As the first personal care products bearing the Natural Products Association’s seal hit store shelves, an assessment of “natural” fragrances in personal care

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Forward Thinking: The Natural Evolution

Scrutinizing labels is the new norm, and consumers continue to be increasingly selective about the ingredients that they will use in their products. This has led to many innovations in natural skincare, deodorant, hair care and fine fragrance products.

Exclusive report: Natural Products in Fragrance

Emerging challenges for raw material producers. Today’s business environment increasingly requires better service and reactivity from fragrance industry suppliers, in addition to lower prices, flexible product availability and safer products. With resurgent consumer interest in natural products, suppliers of natural ingredients face new challenges in meeting customers’ high expectations.

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Today's Natural Aroma Chemicals and Their Sources

Obtaining natural aroma chemicals by direct isolation from food sources is the oldest method of obtaining such materials, and indeed, as has been noted before, isolation of materials from natural sources is the de facto origin of organic chemistry.

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The Natural-Organic-Green-Sustainability Conundrum

The rising profile of natural and organic fragranced products has paralleled increasing supply issues and certification complications. Meanwhile, growing demands for green and sustainable products create new conflicts.

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Natural Instincts: Global Trends in Women’s Fragrances

Emergence of aromatherapeutic, antioxidant-rich and “free from” formulations.

Trans-Mediterranean Cooperation for Natural Raw Materials

Highlights from the 2nd International Congress of Aromatic & Medicinal Plants

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Point of View: Natural Fragrance Ingredients

Perspective on the trends and challenges that the natural fragrance ingredient industry have to face.

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The Future of Naturals in the Fragrance Industry

Can we really have a green, sustainable and natural fragrance industry?

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.

Global F&F trends: The 12 Truths of Naturals

Getting to know your F&F buying public. In doing my own research and networking at various F&F industry events, I’ve come to see that today’s health-conscious buying public is more educated and varied than ever before. And no consumer topic is hotter than the natural/organic/wellness trend, which has changed our expectations of fragranced goods and foods.

The Challenge of "Natural;" Flavor and Fragrance Trends

Highlights from the WFFC fall meeting

Natural Personal Care: Marching Forward in a Period of Uncertainty

Exploring the challenges facing natural brands and their suppliers as consumers tighten their belts.

The Value of Naturals, DNA Barcoding, Alternative Solvents and Beyond

Highlights from the 33rd International Days of Essential Oils & Extracts.

Hot Trends: Decoding Notions of Natural and Organic in Personal Care

An expert in cosmeceuticals guides perfumers and flavorists through the controversy surrounding organic materials in personal care and the need for standards to separate hype from reality.

Supercritical fluids for extraction of flavors and fragrances from natural products

The applications discussed in this article have been limited only to flavor and fragrance extraction. It should be noted that supercritical fluid extraction has a much wider range of applications. It can compete directly with two widely used separation process--distillation and solvent extraction.

Beyond BRIC: Traditional and New Natural Raw Materials and Supply Issues 137918788

Ingredients and sourcing in Indonesia, Tahiti, Réunion and Maghreb— highlights from Journées des Huiles Essentielles and Congrès International Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales

The Last Word: Sustainable Beauty in Naturals—Ylang-ylang and Vanilla

A conversation with Michel Girard, Remi Pulverail and Rodrigo Flores-Roux of Givaudan.

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