Secrets of the International Flavors & Fragrances: IFF Video on Taste & Smell

The at once entertaining and educational video below comes from Secret Singapore and highlights the procedure in the labs of IFF (the company behind some of your most beloved flavors, functional products scents and perfumes). The video includes the "electronic nose" and the focus group panel and evaluation description. [The pure "fragrance part" starts at 9:45]

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Immersive Journey into the Outer Reaches of Scent: Fragrance Lab at Selfridges

On the ground floor of Selfridges, participants enter a futuristic laboratory-like space peopled by scientific-looking assistants in white lab coats. Guests are given an iPad and asked to take a personality test that consists of multiple-choice questions and pictures.

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After filling that out, visitors don a pair of white headphones and make their way through an audio-guided tour of spaces filled with various objects and scents. They might, for example, open a mystery drawer, selecting an object that speaks to them in some way and identifying the smells that rouse them most.

These choices help determine their personal fragrance, concocted by perfumer Givaudan and presented to them at the end of the tour in a private, silver-colored room. Along with the bottle, they get an "about you" description

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