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

2020 . 03 . 16 selected by Editorial Board

Ingredients

Beauty

Perfume

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USDA Certified Organic CBD Products Emerge

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

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Article providing an overview of the requirements for USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) "Certified Organic" and referring that more hemp companies started to be certified.

2020 . 03 . 16 selected by Editorial Board

Regulatory

Ingredients

Perfume

IFRA Standards - 49th Amendment

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.

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Direct link to IFRA 49th Amendements official documents

2020 . 03 . 16 selected by Editorial Board

People

Books

Packaging

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Michael Edwards Tells The Real Story Behind Chanel No. 5 & More

"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.

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An article for fragrance lovers with few stories about some of the most iconic worlds fragrances, reported in Michael Edwards' book "Perfume Legends II".

2020 . 03 . 16 selected by Editorial Board

Olfactology

Fragrance lovers

Perfume

Smelly Maps

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.

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Amongst different projects with the aim to describe the smell of the cities, Smelly Maps in 2015 create maps of the smell of the cities on the basis of social media geo-referenced data.  Direct link to the original publication. 
Essencional - The Paper
Have you ever asked yourself what’s behind the world of artistic perfumery? We have collected numbers, conversations, and trends of a world that has always been fascinating and inspiring.

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