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SIMPPAR transformed the heart of Grasse into an open-air celebration of perfumery ingredients, welcoming fragrance professionals from around the world to explore new naturals, captives and technological advances against the backdrop of the industry’s historic capital.

Editor's Notebook: The Flavor & Fragrance Ingredients Seen at SIMPPAR and FlavourTalk 2026

From unique citrus to woody notes and beyond, recent events featured ingredients for every occasion.

Research suggests that odors below the threshold of conscious detection can still shape perception, influence behavior and alter emotional responses.

The Invisible Influence: Why Subthreshold Odors Deserve More Attention

Seemingly innocuous components can elevate a product, but they have the potential to tarnish it too.

Webinar: Understanding GRAS, Navigating the Future of Food Ingredients

Webinar: Understanding GRAS, Navigating the Future of Food Ingredients

Webinar: Understanding GRAS, Navigating the Future of Food Ingredients - Join us for an engaging webinar on GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe), a critical framework for qualifying food ingredients in the USA.

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From Soil to Scent: Indesso’s Responsible Patchouli Journey

From Soil to Scent: Indesso’s Responsible Patchouli Journey

The work identified molecular weight, size, shape and polarity as the dominant drivers separating weak from powerful odorants—findings that align with long-established mass-transport principles governing volatility, sorption and receptor access.

AI Takes on Odor Strength: New Study Maps the Molecular Drivers of Fragrance Impact

By combining capabilities in skin science, microbiome research and functional health ingredients, the division is designed to help customers create “inside-out” and holistic care solutions.

Inside-Out Care: Symrise Launches Division Linking Beauty, Wellness and Biotics

The new Brazilian household care application lab will focus on laundry and dishwashing systems, allowing formulators to evaluate enzyme performance under regional washing conditions and water profiles. The facility is intended to speed formulation development and strengthen collaboration with detergent manufacturers working on next-generation cleaning products.

IFF Expands Fermentation and Enzyme Innovation Footprint in Latin America

Visiting Patina's booth at WPC. Founded by artist-perfumer Sean Raspet and engineer Laura Sisson, the company is building a machine-learning–driven platform called Sense1 that models how molecules interact with human olfactory receptors. Its goal is to replace today’s language-based system of describing smells (like “floral” or “woody”) with a biological “code of smell” that can precisely represent and predict scent at the molecular level.

Editor’s Note: What I Learned at the 2026 World Perfumery Congress

The industry is adapting amid a rise in tech, ingredient innovation and a market boom.

CO₂ Emission Reduction with BASF Aroma Ingredients

CO₂ Emission Reduction with BASF Aroma Ingredients

Explore how fragrance and flavor companies are approaching Scope 3 emissions, improving transparency, and implementing practical sustainability strategies without compromising performance.

The Ulta rollout follows the company's official launch on Amazon earlier this year and builds on its successful expansion into more than 1,000 U.S. college campus stores, signaling a deliberate shift toward an omnichannel distribution strategy designed to reach younger consumers and drive incremental growth.

Why Bath & Body Works is Accelerating Omnichannel Distribution With Ulta Beauty Deal

The Ulta rollout follows the company's official launch on Amazon earlier this year.

'Iberchem made its first investment in China in 2002,' said José Balibrea, managing director of Iberchem and vice president of Croda's fragrances and flavors division. 'Today, China is our number one country by sales, and Asia is a key pillar of our F&F 2030 growth strategy.'

Iberchem Opens New Guangzhou Fragrance Innovation Center to Fuel Growth Across China and Asia

"Today, China is our number one country by sales, and Asia is a key pillar of our F&F 2030 growth strategy."

The new awards program recognizes exhibitors whose ingredient innovation, technological advancement and sustainability initiatives are helping shape the future of perfumery.

Mane, Givaudan and Pura Take Top Honors at Inaugural WPC Exhibitor Awards

From encapsulation tech to a unique co-extraction, winners brought newness to the fragrance industry event.

SIMPPAR 2026 served as a platform for new and notable fragrance materials.

SIMPPAR 2026: The Ingredients Shaping Fragrance’s Next Chapter

Fruity captives, next-generation musks, essential oil blends and more stole the show in the south of France.

Derived from the wood of Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), Seikodo Ishida Co., Ltd.’s hinoki oil is a distinctive natural ingredient that combines a fresh coniferous character with warm woody depth and strong sustainability credentials.

From Sacred Cypress to Barrel-Aged Oak: Woody Ingredients Branch Out Across Flavor and Fragrance

From Japanese hinoki oil to elevated cedarwood, ingredients are bringing depth to flavors and fragrances.

From juicy notes to cola-enhancing effects to fresh impacts in scents, citrus ingredients deliver a wide array of effects.

Citrus Unleashed: The Zesty Ingredients Driving Flavor Innovation

Bergamot blends, yuzu, sinensal, cold-pressed Key lime and much more.

For an industry valued at €180 billion, supporting 3.5 million jobs and generating €30 billion in exports, the agreement is being viewed as a competitiveness measure as much as a regulatory update.

Europe’s Cosmetics, Fragrance and Essential Oils Sectors Rally Behind Omnibus VI Deal

The agreement is being viewed as a competitiveness measure as much as a regulatory update.

'La Rose St Jean” Domain.

Mane Plants Seeds for the Future of Fragrance with New Grasse Research Garden

Mane plans to deploy a mobile laboratory capable of extracting aromatic compounds directly from freshly harvested plants in the field.

Apricot Peach Ice Cream

Why Gamma-Decalactone Remains a Go-To for Soft Dairy Flavors, Tropical Notes & Much More

'Aroma: Perception resulting from stimulating the olfactory receptors; in a broader sense, the term is sometimes used to refer to the combination of sensations resulting from stimulation of the entire nasal cavity.'

From "Absolute" to "X-Free Essential Oil": IOFI Launches Global Flavor Glossary to Bring Consistency to an Increasingly Complex Industry

Inconsistent terminology can create friction in product development, regulatory compliance, customer communication and advocacy efforts.