FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL

Fragrance Basics

The basics of notes, concentration, longevity and how perfume is made.

58 articles

How does fragrance microencapsulation work?

Explore carriers, controlled release, textile uses and safety questions behind fragrance microencapsulation claims.

Learn how perception, language, culture, biology and sampling conditions can lead to different descriptions of the same perfume.

Explore age-related smell changes, their effect on perfume experience and when a lasting or sudden change deserves clinical advice.

Learn what to ask about the tested material, method, percentage and packaging before relying on a biodegradable perfume claim.

Understand why perfume may be colored, what color cannot reveal about scent, and how colorant rules and labels work.

Explore possible reasons for haze or sediment in perfume, how to document the change and when to ask the maker for a product-specific assessment.

Understand how light, air, heat, formula and packaging can affect perfume color, and what a color change cannot prove.

Learn how ingredient checks, tests, batch records, filling and packaging controls work in perfume production.

Learn what carrier oils do, how jojoba and caprylic/capric triglyceride differ, and why oil alone cannot predict longevity.