DIY IFRA Making your own perfume news
27 April 2012 by Pell Wall | Leave a Comment
At the European Parliament Expo on Trade Secrets, earlier this year, IFRA decided to publish a full fragrance formula ‘for the first time’ and copies of the formula and the fragrance made with it were given to politicians as part of a lobbying campaign to raise awareness of the importance of trade secrets to the fragrance industry.That […]
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Compliance DIY IFRA Making your own perfume Standards
25 April 2012 by Pell Wall | Leave a Comment
IFRA Standards International FRagrance Association I’m always being asked, by people starting out in the make-your-own-perfume business what these are and how they apply to fragrances. Most people not in the industry seem to find the IFRA website a bit difficult to navigate too, so I thought I’d make up a summary list for quick reference. This […]
artemisia Devana Disambiguation DIY estragon ingredient Making your own perfume natural vetiver
26 February 2012 by Pell Wall | 2 Comments on Artemisia – and how to identify natural perfumery ingredients
Artemisia absinthium Lambrook Sliver I used Artemisia absinthium as the key ingredient in my fragrance Devana, but it’s raised a few questions about what it is and whether there are other similar plants about. I think the genus Artemisia is rather an interesting one, so I thought I’d expand on it a bit here. First […]
ambergris animal DIY education ingredient Making your own perfume natural
27 December 2011 by Pell Wall | Leave a Comment
Ambergris as a perfume ingredient has a lasting fascination and is widely misunderstood – here I’ve described some of it’s story. I don’t generally use real animal ingredients in my work – I use synthetic substitutes – however some ingredients have a special magic regardless of whether they can be used, or afforded. A piece […]