<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9 http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9/sitemap-news.xsd"><url><loc>https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/fragrance/fine-fragrance/news/22975448/iff-takes-waterbased-fragrance-to-higher-concentrations-with-aquascent</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Perfumer & Flavorist</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-30T13:39:20.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>IFF Takes Water-Based Fragrance to Higher Concentrations With AquaScent</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.perfumerflavorist.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/09/aquascent-september-2026.TxjQCbnzfR.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>IFF is positioning the technology against a growing consumer and brand interest in water-based perfume. The company reports that worldwide Google searches for “water-based perfumes” rose 18% year-to-date, while related TikTok content has generated more than 15 million views.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>