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Discovering New Perfume Ingredients

by Mid Brain on July 25, 2010 · 4 comments

Ahh, perfume. The sweet smell of femininity. You’ve probably put on perfume many times before, but have you ever actually thought of where it’s coming from? According to CosmeticsDesign, the scent is inspired by plants from all over the world! Givaudan fragrance chemist Roman Kaiser has investigated over 2,700 plants, and has been able to recreate about 550 when it comes time to sell.

Instead of taking the plants from their native habitats, Kaiser and his program, ScentTreks, have the technology to capture the exact scent of the plant until it can be used in the lab. Later, they’re able to use chemicals to recreate the smell with the help of their technology. This makes it possible to investigate highly endangered plant species and find very new scents. Occasionally, when the company is investigating certain plants, they find an entirely new fragrance chemical which can be patented and used to recreate more scents.
So the next time you’re in a particularly delicious-smelling garden, imagine bottling it up and putting it on – just as Kaiser and team are doing all over the world.

{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

healy July 26, 2010 at 2:03 am

I cant live without pefume or cologne. My day begins with eating my breakfast, taking a good bath and after that putting a lotion and spray a bit of cologne can condition my mind and soul. I dont know, it is really the sweet smell of feminity. Perfume-scent-sweet-zen mode-good

firefly July 27, 2010 at 8:21 pm

Well, Dana C, maybe they mean just from products that aren’t meant to be “luxurious”? Because I know that most people would still want specialized scented bath products and of course, perfume. There should be more fragrance-free products, though, because some people might be allergic to common fragrances.

Lynoure August 2, 2010 at 11:56 am

I love perfumes _and_ fragrance-free products. Why? Because I want to smell like my favourite perfumes, not like a heady jumble of disharmonous scents.

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