"The idea that IFRA is an inside job to kill the natural raw material side of the fragrance industry may seem like an attractive consp...

The front of perfumery restrictions on raw materials is a potential minefield for both the perfume lover and the conscientious journalist, a...

The matter of increasing control of suspected allergens in perfumes is both taking wings (with increased  vigilance on the part of the indu...

Although I'm not one for the sensationalist approach ,  the escalation of concerns for the potentially allergenic properties of perfumer...

"(These ingredients are) the spine of about 90 percent of fine fragrances," said Pierre Sivac, Chairman of the International Fragr...

"The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. (RIFM) now has available, from its web site at www.rifm.org , human health safet...

Oakmoss has got to be the most controversial ingredient in perfume in recent history. For years used for its mossy, sensual quality and an...