Fragrance Creators Association (FCA) launched FragranceConservatory.​com to ensure that consumers can easily have access to science-based information regarding the formulation of products, to sources that tell the history of perfumery, fragrances and ingredients, to contents that make them aware of the benefits of fragrance and safety guidelines to encourage their education and promote the creation of a consumers' community.

The article, with the collaboration of some experts in the sector, depicts the current retail scenario, dominated by the giant Amazon. How can small and medium retailers survive? The answer is as simple as it is articulated and complex. We must focus on what Amazon cannot offer: an in-store journey that makes the customers feel pampered and assisted through the offer of specialized services, reccomendation of personalized products based on the costumer's individual charachteristics and the introduction of exclusive events and activities to create an emotional connection with consumers.

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Perfumer Alienor Massenet reveals which ingredients can be used to give mineral facets to a fragrance, highlights the difference between citrus and mineral notes, reveals if perfumes with mineral accords are more masculine or feminine and lists the names of some synthetic ingredients that, with their wet and salty facets, give a mineral effect to the entire olfactory composition.

Kao Corporation developed a detailed database of 314 perfumery raw materials (PRMs) regularly used in fragrance creation and a technological method where a prediction of odor intensity can be made based on the concentration of PRMs present in a gas sample.

Certified organic hemp is becoming more widely available: the label USDA Certified Organic provide a way for companies to stand out for competition.

IFRA, the International Fragrance Association, published on January 2020 the 49th Amendment to its standards.

Here you can find the official overview, library and guidance.

"How was Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium fragrance named? What inspired Chanel No. 5’s perfumer to use aldehydes?", the article reveals details about the story behind few iconic worlds fragrance and what characteristics can make a perfume a legend.

Smelly maps Project created visual maps of the good and bad smells of Barcelona and London and published two studies considering the evolution of smellscape over times and the colours and human feelings associated to the smell of that two cities.

Haiti is the world's leader producer of Vetiver and the success of this sector is due to 40 years of work from determined entrepreneurs. Political instability and the risk of riots have negative impacts on the supply chain of the roots and may drive to an unprecedent crisis.

The company Pujolasos patented the first natural and compostable cap made entirely of wood and cork.