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FiFi Awards: Breakthroughs in Fragrance Creation

Partnership between Perfumer & Flavorist magazine and The Fragrance Foundation results in a specialized category—Technological Breakthrough in Fragrance Creation award. Givaudan, Mane and Robertet nominated.

Bell, Mintel Focus on Top Fragrance Trends to Look for in Beauty

At its 2013 Fragrance Workshop, Bell Flavors & Fragrances discussed a range of topics affecting fragrance in the beauty industry, as well as looked fragrance in candles and olfactive descriptions.

Highly Concentrated, Low-dose Fragrance Solutions

Inside CPL Aromas’ development of a high-impact fragrance technology for personal and home care

The Demands of Natural Product Claims on Fragrance

As natural claims and positioning grow to meet the rise in consumer demand, questions arise regarding the use of natural and synthetic fragrance in beauty products.

A Closer Look at Personal Care Fragrance

Changing markets, men’s grooming, aging consumers, natural ingredients and more.

Materials: The Scent of a Winner

The fragrance industry has never been better prepared to meet the demands of marketing clients around the globe. And thanks to proactive industry initiatives, fragrance makers are protecting both consumers and material sources.

Two Views of Safety

The safety of fragrance is under fire from special interests. Understanding where challenges originate and the nature of the message of these challenges will allow better-informed decisions about a fragrance brand or fragranced product.

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Read the Label: Pure Sense Saffron Cold-pressed Soap

Scented with safranal oil, this bar soap is designed to relax the senses as the fragrance gently lingers on the skin throughout the day.

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Read the Label: Guerlain L’Essentiel Natural Glow Foundation

"It’s interesting to me that this foundation contains fragrance but I expect nothing less from the Guerlain fragrance house." Read more from Rachael Polowyj on this product, its ingredients and her in-use experience.

Chemical Reaction: Controlled Release

Through unexpected twists and turns, encapsulation became a game changing technology for the fragrance industry, and controlled release and targeted delivery of active ingredients remain critical to today’s personal care products. The future of evermore effective products depends on continued advances in actives delivery—and those advances may come from work outside the industry.

Beauty Fusion

This white paper from 2012 FIT cosmetics and fragrance marketing and management master's program graduates delves into how we might harness a true understanding of diverse cultures and shifting demographics to create more inspiring product concepts, and how these might better align with the values of an increasingly global and diverse consumer population.

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Data Edge: Why Real-time Consumer Insights Matter

Data is the buzzword in business today. While it can feel intangible or confounding, I like to think of data as nothing more than raw information that—when properly analyzed—helps to empower decision-making.

Leading biotechnology companies will move beyond simply offering bio-based alternatives for existing ingredients and instead deliver novel and higher performing cosmetic materials.

6 Industry-changing Beauty Biotech Trends for 2024

Beyond sustainability, brands will increasingly tap biotech materials for their high-performance and novel claims.

Subjective and Objective

Knowing the objective and subjective properties of your products not only makes for better products—it also makes for better business.

Prelaunch Thoughts

Get inside the mind of a product developer at the first step of a new product’s development process.

Addressing Evolving Consumer Concerns

With an increasing number of consumers concerned about more aspects of the products they buy, it is to the beauty industry’s benefit to clearly and effectively communicate the advantages and safety of the products it offers.

It Ain’t Necessarily So

Digging a little further into the ingredients on a cosmetic label reveals the hidden complexity and the potential variations of a formula.

When Clean Isn't Enough

Fresh strategic planning for bath and body meets market demands and offers the promise of growth.