A Possible New Way To Develop Safety Standards For Natural Perfumery Ingredients

Concern has been growing over the last few years that natural perfumery oils could be regulated out of existence because natural oils are complex mixtures of aroma chemicals and often contain chemicals that are limited by safety rules. A recent Perfumer & Flavorist article about a possible new way to safety test natural ingredients caught my eye, partly…

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Update and some links…

I’m making progress on all fronts here (dishwasher installation is in progress at this moment, I’m researching medical insurance, we’re hosting some family visits etc). I’m working on Amber Incense in my spare moments. I’m very appreciative to see that Robin included Incense Pure on her fall 2014 incense list yesterday along with some other…

A Note on Ingredient Restrictions and Link to Recent Articles

Tony Burford of Cropwatch gave a PowerPoint presention titled “Is excessive regulation destroying the perfumery art?” to the British Society of Perfumers at the Safety and Regulatory symposium on March 11, 2010. This link lets you download the presentation, but it’s only viewable if you have MS Office PowerPoint.  If (like me) you don’t have…

Oakmoss Q & A

I receive quite a few email questions about oakmoss and the IFRA regulations regarding moss, so I thought I’d take a moment to post again about the topic. Q: Is real oakmoss still allowed in fragrances? Yes, real oakmoss is still allowed under IFRA regulations as long as it is the new low-atranol moss that…

More IFRA News

Here’s an interesting blog post where IFRA responds to questions bloggers have raised: http://graindemusc.blogspot.com/2009/05/ifras-stephen-weller-answers-grain-de.html Tomorrow’s installment should be interesting too.

A Note on Jasmine and IFRA

The IFRA 43rd amendment restrictions for jasmine grandiflorum are sobering, but I want to clarify a few misconceptions that seem to be circulating. First, jasmine is not banned; the sambac and grandiflorum both have restrictions but can still be used within the limits. The jasmine grandiflorum limit is 0.7% in the finished product but the…