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Nerol is well known for its floral notes for citrus and fruit flavors.

Flavor Bites: Nerol

Learn about the diverse range of applications for nerol.

Perfumer's Notebook: Stability of Fragrance Profile

An essential feature of any well compounded fragrance is its property of maintaining a constant profile during its exposure. This applies to fragrances applied to the skin, as with colognes or perfumes, or exhibited on the surface of toilet soaps. Marked change in profile during exposure may occur through lack of attention to relative evaporation rates of the perfume components. The rate at which a substance evaporates is, of course, a direct function of its vapor pressure, i.e. its tendency to change from liquid or solid to a gas.

Citronellyl Formate

Fresh, floral and reminiscent of rose petals, this ingredient adds color to flavors.

Progress in Essential Oils

Geranium Oil A survey of the early literature reveals that methyl mercaptan was found as a trace component in geranium oil (Peyron 1961). Rajeswara Rao et al. (1992) determined the effect of different fertilization practices on the major constituents of geranium oil produced in Hyderabad (India).

New Perfumery Raw Materials

Nine companies presented new materials during the Thursday afternoon session. Chuck Yardley, Account Executive, and Gary Remans, Manager, Odor Control, Chem-Fleur International, introduced three new materials

Chemical technology as a source of synthetic fragrance and flavor materials

Many other examples could be cited but those discussed above serve to make the point that we are part of the dynamic chemical industry where technological obsolescence is built into each new development. The resultant competitive pressure will keep our segment of the industry young and vigorous.

Progress in Essential Oils

Lawrence discusses the composition of Lemon oil from West Africa, Egypt, Japan, Italy, Greece, Venezuela, India and its chirality. Lawrence also discusses jamrosa oil from India.

Progress in Essential Oils

Lawrence discusses the composition of Eucalyptus citriodoraoil from the Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, and the Congo. Additionally, he covers ajowan oil from Algeria and India. Finally, Lawrence covers and kewda or keora oil from Orissa and India.

Geranium Oil from Yunnan, China

Geranium oil is obtained by steam distillation of the partially dried green herbage of Pelargonium sp. It is one of the most important oils used in perfumey formulation, and rarely is used as a flavoring

Young woman eating a slice of whole grain bread in a bright, modern kitchen with natural light

Citronellyl Acetate: Small Dose, Big Impact

The Last Word

Perfumer insights on ingredients.

Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Data Now Available

Safety data on ingredients used in more than 900 consumer cleaning products, including fragrance ingredients like sandalwood oil, is now accessible through the American Cleaning Institute’s Hazard Data Portal.

Symrise's Isomuscone is said to offer powdery and animalic facets and can be used at small dosage levels in a fragrance.

3 Fragrance Ingredients from Berje, Mane & Symrise Highlighted in July 2024 Issue

Take a look at how citronella oil, isomuscone and sublimolide can be used in fragrance formulations.

Good News for Perfumers: Formulating with Naturals

Natural ingredients have always proved a major source of inspiration. They give life, diversity and depth to fragrances, whether formulated for use in fine fragrances or an everyday detergent. The reason lies in the fact that every natural ingredient could be described as a mini-fragrance in its own right.

The Égide comes in bottle or roller form, while the NoMo also acts as an insect repellant and comes in body wash form.

Fragrance With Benefits Launches Two Scents

The Égide comes in bottle or roller form, while the NoMo also acts as an insect repellant and comes in body wash form.

Researcher Develops Hydroperoxide Detection Method for Fragrance Allergens

Research from the University of Gothenburg has led to a potential method for identifying allergenic fragrance compounds in consumer products by exposing them to air.

RIFM Reports Little Concern on Cyclic and Non-Cyclic Terpene Alcohols

Full report available.

Also featured at CES 2023 is Kohler's Anthem Digital and Statement Showering Collection.

Kohler Launches Sprig Shower Aromatherapy System

Kohler's Sprig shower pod system infuses both essential oils and hyaluronic acid into shower spray.