Promoting innovation and high creativity in the development of Niche Perfumery and Cosmetics

2020 . 03 . 16 selected by Editorial Board

R&D

Ingredients

Perfume

Kao Corporation Develops PRM database and Odor Intensity Prediction Method

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.

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Kao Corporation’s Sensory Science Research Laboratory last development in achieving more control of odour intensity

2020 . 03 . 15 selected by Editorial Board

Olfactology

Perfume

How scent, emotion, and memory are intertwined and exploited

Just as taste and smell are closely related, there is in the same way a strong link between scents and emotions. A perfume awakens dormant memories or emotions that we didn’t even know we remembered. Considering the fact that a perfume can play a very important role in generating a stronger impression on the customers, this inseparable bond should really be heightened and fully utilized by the various company.

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An insight on the connections between scents, emotions and memory