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Progress in Essential Oils: Rosewood or Bois-de-Rose Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of rosewood oil.

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The state of: Bois de Rose and Linalool ex Bois de Rose

Bois de Rose and the highly coveted natural linalool that it produces has faced years of sustainability difficulties. New sustainable production methods are broadening its contemporary usage once again.

Bois de Rose Oil: A Glimpse into the Past

Bois de Rose oil, as it exists today, comes primarily from two sources in Brazil, Empress Industrial Ltda., and I. B. Sabba. While there is limited supply of rosewood oil, there is plenty of pure synthetic linalool (the free of dihydro linaIool variety) which can bolster the short supply. At one point, in the early 1950s, Bois de Rose oil ranked as one of the top 15 “biggest” essential oils in the world. Today, at approximately 100 tons per year, it is in peril of extinction.

Around the Industry: One Beautiful Thing

WFFC presents an evening of naturals and natural perfumery. Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerce recently held the first of its WFFC Mini Series—an evening gathering at Mane’s Manhattan offices featuring a natural raw material and fragrance creation conversation with Mandy Aftel (Aftelier). Aftel is often spoken of in terms that pit her form of simple natural artisanal perfumery against that of mainstream fragrance creation, yet her presentation de-emphasized any such notion.

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Fragrance Sustainability: Seeking a Sustainable Alternative to Brazilian Rosewood

Linalool enantiomers in the essential oils of aromatic plants from Brazil: Aniba rosaeodora (rosewood), Lippia alba (erva cidreira) and Ocimum basilicum (basil).

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Fragrance and Dementia

Innovative fragrance therapy is increasingly being used to enrich the lives of those suffering from dementia by supporting engagement, alertness and appetite stimulation.

New methodologies and technologies offer unique pathways for the next generation of malodor control.

Novel Deodorant Fragrances

Scents utilizing olfactory receptor technology offer efficacy in the control of body malodor.

Defending Fragrance Ingredients

SFP and IFRA host a discussion with perfumers surrounding the escalating pace of European regulation.

Synesthesia is a neuropsychological trait in which the stimulation of one sense causes the automatic experience of another.

Decoding the Synesthesia Fragrance Boom

How perfumers and brands are telling multi-dimensional stories of emerging scents.

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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

Defending Fragrance in a Transparent World

Highlights from the first annual meeting of the International Fragrance Association North America

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Digitally Delivered Fragrance and the Perfumer

For as long as man has used fragrance, it had one feature that set it apart from all other forms of esthetic decoration, cultural messages, sensory agents and psychological magic: once you presented it, you had lost control over it. It would float wherever diffusion and air currents carried it.

Digitally Delivered Fragrance and the Perfumer

For as long as man has used fragrance, it had one feature that set it apart from all other forms of esthetic decoration, cultural messages, sensory agents and psychological magic: once you presented it, you had lost control over it.

Shoppers are seeking prestige, long-lasting fragrances, driving up the average unit price in the U.S. market.

Decoding the Fragrance Boom, Part 1

Untangling the market drivers behind this surprisingly resilient category.

NEXT: Rethinking Fragrance in Product Development

How fragrance suppliers can become consultative partners to their customers.

Promoting and Defending Fragrance in the Media

IFRA North America explores the benefits and pitfalls of media engagement and how industry and the public view risk and safety

The Designer Image—lnternationai Fragrance Style

It has been my attempt to share some of the joy and excitement we feel at Avon in creating new fragrances. I would like to thank all the perfumers for the willing and highly creative cooperation we have always encountered in creating together dynamic new fragrances for the entire world.

Soap, Detergent and Household Product Fragrance Trends

National Product displays. In recent years certain tendencies have been consistent in the U.S. household products market. While we hesitate to call any action in the market a trend, there are certain consistent traits in the U.S. marketplace. First and most obvious is the over all high quality of perfume in almost every market segment. We believe three major product factors contribute to this quality improvement:

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