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Progress in Essential Oils: Myrica Gale

Adored by beavers, once found in beers of north western Germany during the Middle Ages and used as an effective insect repellant or a perfumery ingredient, myrica gale oil's constituents can shed new light to formulators on other ways it can be used in F&F.

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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.

Essential Oils: Prospects for Supplier Consolidation

Unless the larger players in the industry decide to consolidate several key producers of essential oils ... this critical "small volume" commodity ... may soon vanish or fall into some kind of supply chaos.

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance for Flavor Companies

A case study roadmap for establishing safe, effective supply chains

Emerging Trends in Soft Drink Flavors

Mintel unveils the latest trends in soft drink flavors, including fruit, herbal and citrus

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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Progress in Essential Oils: Cubeb Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of cubeb oil derived from Piper cubeba L.

Fragrance intensity measurement by magnitude estimation

Psychologist's Corner. During the past 25 years a new form of sensory evaluation--magnitude estimation--has become very popular among research scientists in a number of different fields. The premise and forte of magnitude estimation is that people are able to assess sensory intensity by numerical means. Furthermore, the magnitude estimation method allows the participant an opportunity to use a wide range of numbers, with the property that ratios or proportions among the numerical assignments reflect ratios of sensory intensities.

Resin Acid in Tree Moss Extract

Lichens are symbiotic organisms of fungi and algae. The biological significance of lichens and their metabolites has been reviewed by Huneck, who even stated that “good perfumes require lichen extracts.”

The study's primary finding—even the highest-end users of fragranced products have extremely low exposure to fragrance.

Inside RIFM's Fragrance Ingredient Exposure Paper

P&F+ connected with the study's authors to discuss the finer points of the study's results and what it means for fragrance industry professionals and consumers.

Raw Material Report: Editing Nature

Finding new, unique naturals and refining traditional extracts for contemporary effects

Perfumery Techniques in Evolution—II

The relation between the great aromatics and the new creations still continues; it is precisely the understanding of these aromatics which gives us a glimpse of what is going to take place in this decade of the eighties.

Citrus Hydrocarbon-Free Essential Oils

Years of experience accumulated in the commercial production of a large variety of hydrocarbon-free oils have shown that these high quality, and often unique products are particularly appropriate for flavor and fragrance applications.

Perfumery: Techniques In Evolution IV

When trying to analyze the evolution of research and the procurements of new chemicals to be used in modern perfumes, I classify them in various olfactive families, as I did in the past. Although I know the sense of smell is individual and that everybody smells different, I have no other option to describe chemicals than using my own sensations, logic and classifications.

Past trips and future excapes

This is a fascinating moment in time--when we are all busily assessing the past and attempting to crystal gaze into the future. When the American Society of Perfumers held its first symposium in 1954, it is rather fascinating to note that according to every record I could find, not one fragrance was introduced on the American market. In 1979, 30 women's fragrances and 20 new men's scents debuted.

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Editor's Note: F&F Advocacy & Communication

How do regulatory, R&D, creatives, marketers and product developers unite under evolving environmental, social, political, cultural, technological and creative landscapes?

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Flavor Bites: Ethyl phenyl acetate

Though it shines in honey flavors, enhancing clove and bright floral notes, ethyl phenyl acetate’s soft profile in comparison to its fellow esters offers a wide range of applications, including hydrolyzed vegetable protein, green tea and more.

Flavor Bites: Eugenol in Flavors

There are applications for this highly distinctive ingredient in a range of profiles.

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