Scents?: find your own dimension

In the first installment of this four-part series on Olivante®, we discovered how the inception of the Olivante® idea dates back to an olfactive experience our leader of proprietary ingredient development, Felipe San Juan had as a child. In the second installment, Felipe answered a range of questions on captives and why they matter in…

At Eurofragance, we get a lot of questions relating to our made in-house proprietary perfumery ingredients, often referred to as captives.  Felipe San Juan, R&D Manager Ingredients & Fragrance Performance at Eurofragance, who has been leading the captives development team for over five years, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about his work…

The story of the olive tree and how its fruit has come to be consumed in cultures around the world is well documented.  What is less known is how a little green fruit from the Mediterranean region can be transformed into a marvelous fragrance ingredient.  This is the story of Olivante®, Eurofragance’s fourth proprietary fragrance…

We were in Paris last week for the third year in a row to attend the in-cosmetics Global fair. At our stand visitors discovered exciting new fragrances, innovations and product applications all served with a heavy dose of creativity. Most notably, this year, our main theme was Scentphony which brought together the worlds of perfumery…

The word “freshness” is used, overused and even misused in perfumery. While freshness is an important descriptor to describe the olfactive characteristic of certain ingredients, perfumes, environments… the adjective has become somewhat of a catchphrase. How many times have we heard “it smells fresh,” when someone doesn’t know how to describe a fragrance, but they…

Perfumery has always been about being able to access admirable raw materials in order to create admirable fragrances.  Eurofragance Perfumers expect nothing less than the best ingredients to express their creativity and delight consumers.  The same can be said about great Chefs or… Tea Masters.  This was the driving idea for reaching out to Tily…

Perfume creation has always been a story of ingredients and how they can be artfully selected, dosed and blended to deliver memorable sensorial experiences.  To achieve this goal, every self-respecting perfume house, offers its scent designers a palette of perfumery ingredients to work with.  Eurofragance is no different, except on two counts.  First, our global…

BWME 2023: Scents, Trends, Metaverse & More It’s time to talk about Beautyworld Middle East 2023!  The largest beauty trade show in the Middle East is right around the corner, scheduled to take place between October 30th and November 1st in Dubai.  As you can imagine, at Eurofragance we are counting the days to the…

Every now and then a new perfumery ingredient comes around and changes the playing field.  This is the case with the launch of our latest proprietary ingredient named Verdenix®, which has demonstrated superior malodor counteracting properties.  In addition to being able to fight foul smells, Verdenix® respects our sustainability philosophy.  This active ingredient is an…

We’ve all been there.  We’ve stepped into a room that reeks of stale cigarette smoke.  Prepared a dish with garlic and onions, and not been able to wash off their stubborn smell from our fingertips.  Felt embarrassed by leaving the bathroom not smelling at its best.  There are many types of unpleasant smells, and they…