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Iris: Underground Beauty

  • Iberchem Fragrances
  • 10 July, 2020
  • Categories: Fragrances

Summer is the season that the sought-after iris flower is harvested, one of the most expensive natural ingredient used in perfumery. Iris has a powdery fragrance with earthy, woody and green notes. Below are six interesting facts about this valuable raw material. Rooting for the roots! Iris essential oil is…

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What To Know Before Using A Reed Diffuser

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In recent years, consumers have increasingly opted for reed diffusers as a way to fragrance their homes. This comes as no surprise, as they’re eco-friendly, don’t consume energy and are usually made of natural or recyclable materials. And unlike candles, they can be left unattended without any risk of the…

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Scented Candles: To Each His Own

Scented candles are no longer just about perfuming your home; they can now also be a  decorative element of the rooms you add them to or they can fulfil specific needs. Nowadays, consumers want more than just a nice smell: they are also looking to project an image through these…

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Fragrances For a Good Night Sleep

The use of fragrances to improve sleep has a long history. In ancient Egypt, for instance, people used to burn kyphi, an odorous resin containing various ingredients, to induce sleep and enhance dreams. According to recent studies, more than 30% of adults regularly experience some form of sleep disorder, mostly…

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Home Fragrances: Trendier Than Ever

The popularity of home fragrances seems to have grown exponentially in recent years: from clothing stores to grocery stores, they are everywhere. In a relatively short period of time, we have gone from basic aerosols to the use of smart devices operated from our phones. Besides the great advances made…

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2020 Fragrance Trends

The start of a new decade tends to be synonymous with structural changes that will directly impact society and, to a certain extent, the fragrance industry. At Iberchem, we are constantly on the lookout for these changes so that we can bring the latest trends to our customers. Again this…

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COSMOS Fragrances: The Natural Solution

In line with our ambition to contribute in a tangible way to the preservation of our environment and reduce our ecological footprint, Iberchem is pleased to offer to its customers fragrances suitable for COSMOS products.  These fragrances are certified by ECOCERT, and respond to the highest requirements in the development…

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The enigma of scent: brain or nose?

  Can you recognise hundreds of perfumes? When you enter a place, is how it smells the first thing you detect? What most people understand by the word smell actually refers to thousands of molecules that activate tiny sensors in our nostrils. To say that we smell with our noses…

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Ingredient Profile: Agarwood (Oud)

Our report on India wouldn’t have been complete without a feature on agarwood. The importance of agarwood in India goes back centuries, as it has long played an important role in religious rituals. What’s more, India was the world’s main producer and supplier of agarwood until the end of the…

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Fragrance Diaries: Visiting Kannauj, Perfume Capital of India

What follows is a report of the trip taken by Guillaume Audy, Corporate Communication manager at Iberchem Group, together with Nikesh Budhrani, Managing Director of Iberchem India, to the city of Kannauj in India. India is a country rich in culture and traditions. I knew that if I were to…

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[Infographic] Mint: An Indian Treasure

India is home to a multitude of raw materials that our perfumers use on a daily basis in their creations: agarwood, citronella, jasmine, and of course, mint. The country accounts for around 80% of the world’s production of mint. To learn more about this ingredient, we have spent an afternoon…

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5 Questions With: Sampada Satam, Fragrance Evaluator

In a recent visit to Mumbai, we sat down with Sampada Satam, fragrance evaluator at our local creative center. Passionate about fragrances since her childhood, we asked her to tell us more about the importance of smells and fragrances in her life. What smell would you say is the most…

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