Perfumery Materials of Natural Origin

Like the pharmaceutical industry, the fragrance industry uses nature as its guide and source of inspiration. All the perfumes and perfume ingredients that we produce in our factories are modelled to a greater or lesser extent on those found in nature. We observe nature, analyse it to find out how it does the job and then modify and adapt its methods to suit our needs. 

Animals use smell and taste to find food and to assess its quality. The smell of food has a powerful effect on animals, whether it is a lion 

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C. Sell, Perfumery Materials of Natural Origin. In The Chemistry of Fragrances From Perfumer to Consumer, 2nd ed. C. Sell, Ed. The Royal Society of Chemistry Cambridge, 2006 pp 24-51. 

Perfumery Materials of Natural Origin Table 3.2 Continued... 

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