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P&F+ connects with Ascention founder and CEO, Greta Fitz, to get the scoop on collection details and much more.

Ascention Collection Looking to Develop "Wellness Fragrance" Category

P&F+ connects with Ascention founder and CEO, Greta Fitz, to get the scoop on collection details and much more.

Roots: the earliest history of the essential oil industry

Modern technology, from the time of Robert Boyle (1627-91), father of modern chemistry, is relatively familiar. But the fifteen centuries from the first century A.D. until Boyle, when many of the first efforts were made to develop the science and tools used today, tell a story that if unfamiliar, though fascinating. Many personalities, ideas, and cultures played a unique part in the birth and youth of modern sciences upon which we now draw for familiar products.

New Sources of Natural Safrole

Safrole is a phenylether (Figure l) which occurs as a component of the volatile oil in many plant species. In its pure form, it is a mobile liquid with a camphoraceous aroma at ambient temperature.

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Back to its Roots: Ginger Flavor & Trends

Used in culinary and medicinal applications for centuries, ginger has found an audience with contemporary consumers, who search for sophisticated and functional flavors in beverages and even pet food.

The panel thought of apple, apricot, grape, pear, plum, peach, strawberry and kiwi, and some tropicals such as mango and papaya for possible applications including methyl-cis-5-octenoate.

Flavor Panelists Evaluate Galangal Root Oil, 9-Decenoic Acid, Difurfuryl Disulfide and More

Discover the possible applications for a list of new materials evaluated by our panel.

As one of the most popular and expensive oils of the 19th century, violet oil’s compounds could be isolated into three major ionones. It was found that depending on the synthetic route, mixtures of the ionones in different ratios were formed, each of which had unique fragrance profiles.

Patenting Non-Naturally Occurring Fragrance Compounds

What does the patent literature tell us about innovation in the area of non-naturally occurring fragrance compounds? This short article provides some recent examples of U.S. patents that have claimed “new, useful and non-obvious” non-naturally occurring fragrance compounds or compositions.

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Chemical Characterization of Vanilla pompona Scheide, Part I

In this four-part series, researchers extensively study the composition of Vanilla pompona for fragrance applications. Here, existing literature on V. pompona is reviewed and compared with V. tahitensis and V. planifolia. Test protocols for GC-MS and DTD-GC-MS are described, and some results are discussed.

Synthetic Sandalwood Aroma Chemicals

A generaf widespread shortage and a steep rise in the price of natural sandalwood oils led msemch workers in the aroma chemical industry to search for synthetic substitutes for sandalwood E.I. The important synthetic sandalwood aroma chemicals synthesised so far are mentioned below.

Corporate Profiles: Economies of Scale

Bell Flavors & Fragrances finds its niche in a landscape of F&F giants. Jim Heinz, president and CEO of Bell Flavors & Fragrances, keeps an old tin of baby powder in his office. He has purchase orders from the product’s manufacturer going back to 1915.

The quality of Valencia orange peel oil as related to rootstock

The aldehyde and ester content of citrus oils have long been considered important indicators of flavor and aroma, and rootstocks can have an influence on this important quality of an orange oil. However, the limited amount of data accumulated regarding the influence of rootstock on oil quality and yield indicate the need for further study and research to include other varieties and rootstocks of citrus.

Debut's proprietary technology replicates the molecular olfactive “fingerprint” of fragrance ingredients.

Debut Launches Plant Cell Biotech Platform for Fragrance Ingredients Without Cultivation

Debut’s founder and chief executive officer Joshua Britton explains his company's technology platform and how this can be a fragrance industry game changer.

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Orris: A Star of Inspiration

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

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Scent and Spirit: Fragrances in the Vedic Tradition

The correlation between scent and spirit was first said to be discovered and documented by the ancient Indian scriptures, the ‘Vedas’ that date back nearly 8,000 years.

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EU Regulations Influencing the Fragrance Industry

With consumer safety at the forefront of product development, EU and global regulations facing fragrances in cosmetics can offer robust and dynamic research methods for an evolving label.

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Sustainable valorization for the perfumer market

Green bell pepper, mushroom, celery, and potato/potato chip among others came up as options for cis-3-hexenal.

Flavorist Panel Evaluates Syringaldehyde, Turmeric Root CO2 Essential Oil, Buchu Oil and Other Materials

Cyndie Lipka's panel discusses possible applications for a lineup of materials.

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The Future of Fragrance: World Perfumery Congress 2016

This year's congress brought together more than 1,100 attendees worldwide to discuss what makes "scents" in fragrance sustainability.

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Forward Thinking: Hair Flair, Fragrance and Care

Hair colorants, customized hair products and innovative hair care applications inspired by skin care are providing new opportunities and challenges for fragrance houses and consumer packaged goods manufacturers.

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