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Orris: A Star of Inspiration

An evocative natural ingredient with roots in artistic and olfactive history.

The Sweet Smell of Standards

We can conclude with confidence that the demand for new international standards in the field of essential oils will continue to grow. We need such standards to facilitate world trade and to promote the quality of the products.

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Material Study: Indian Sandalwood Crisis

While exploitation threatens Indian sandalwood, a plea for conservation and regeneration resounds

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Cover Story: Leaf Alcohol Preparation

cis-Hex-3-en-1-ol and trans-hex-3-en-1ol are called leaf alcohols, though their aromas resemble freshly cut grass. Perfumers define their aroma more precisely: cis-hex-3-en-1-ol has powerful and intensely green grassy odor.1 Traces of cis-hex-3-en-1-ol are used in refreshing top notes in delicate floral fragrance types such as muguet and lilac; in addition, the alcohol is often used alongside geranium oil, galbanum, oakmoss, lavender and mint oils.

Cover Story: Flavors to Watch

FONA’s Flavor Radar tracks flavor trends from novel to mainstream. In the flavor industry, assertions about trends can sometimes seem heavy on the intangibles and light on data. To fill the gap between theory and fact, FONA International developed the Flavor Radar, a flavor mapping methodology that trends flavors from a novel idea to an everyday pantry staple.

More (Financial) Stress to Come

What to expect in the next 18 months

Stability of Beverage Flavor Emulsions

The problems of producing a stable emulsion can be solved by application of colloidal chemistry principles. Factors influencing emulsion stability are: the particle size distribution in the emulsion, density balance of the two phases, adsorption of solid film at interfaces and electrostatic charges on the droplets.

China’s Perfumery Industry: Current Status

“To boost production and export of essential oils and aromatic chemicals, China must adjust its pricing policy to give farmers enough incentive to grow plants that produce these products,” Liu Shuquan said. “And, Chinese foreign trade workers should be more aggressive in marketing them. ”

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Aroma-Chology: A Status Review

The term Aroma-Chology (a Service Mark of the Olfactory Research Fund) was coined in 1982 to denote the science that is "dedicated to the study of the interrelationship between psychology and ... fragrance technology to elicit a variety of specific feelings and emotions—relaxation, exhilaration, sensuality, happiness and wellbeing—through odors via stimulation of olfactory pathways in the brain, especially the limbic system."

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Editor's Note: Strength in Diversity

Consumers continue to request more natural, cleaner, organic, non-GMO and transparently labeled ingredients in their products, which provides the F&F industry an opportunity to look deeper into the "culture" of clean ingredients.

Natural Stories: Ylang-ylang

Exploring nature and emotion: from seed to formulation

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Niche stories: Sculpting Scent

Shaping Room’s Nobi Shioya gives some of the world’s top perfumers wide berth in creating unique scents. “I often say that I don’t care about fragrances,” says Shaping Room founder Nobi Shioya, “but I care very much about smell.” Shioya—a surfer, sculptor, blogger (http://whatwedoissecret.org) and fragrance entrepreneur—has launched a number of novel scents over the last few years, capturing the intangible nuances of love, sex and surfing (not all at once) in a bottle.

Value-added Strategies for Savory Flavor Systems

Wixon’s recent projects reflect the industry’s move to expand services and innovate in protein products.

Organic Flavors: Staying Ahead of the Curve

How one company is positioning for the booming organic flavor market. It is estimated that organic food sales have increased by nearly 20% annually since 1990, with consumer sales reaching $16.7 billion in 2006. And, according to Mintel, this “trend” will continue to grow; organic food sales are expected to rise 59% by 2012, while the organic beverage market is projected to grow by 65% over the same period.

State of the Industry: 2006 and Beyond

Forecasting opportunities and threats on the road to recovery. Despite what was attributed to Cyclone Hudah, which raked across Madagascar in the spring of 2000, and political instability in that island nation, the real cause of this decade’s vanilla crisis can be blamed on simple economics.

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OPINION: The NPA Home Care Natural Standard

Overview, certification criteria and FAQs.

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Editor's Note: Synthetics: Safe, Sustainable and Stigmatized

We experience a variety of synthetic versions of naturals in our daily lives. But the mission is the same: to create a compelling, engaging, quality experience for the listener.

The development of the Story Macrocyclic Technology

Following recognition of the significance of Bishop and Denson's discoveries, all of Fr. Story's abilities and powers as promoter, salesman, and entrepreneur came to the fore. In short order, he had students, other professors, bankers and the community believing in the commercial significance of the discoveries.

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