The art and chemistry of scent, from raw materials to the finished bottle.
By August 2026, India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will enforce mandatory extended labeling for 81 fragrance allergens, aligning directly with the EU 2023/1545 directive. The strict enforcemen...
With 40 million monthly active users searching for specific notes, accords, and ingredients, Fragrantica is one of the most underutilised demand intelligence tools available to Indian fragrance procurement and formulation teams.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 comes into force on 31 July 2026, expanding the list of fragrance allergens that must be declared individually on cosmetic labels. For R&D, regulatory, and procurement teams — including Indian exporters to EU markets — this is a formulation documentation exercise, not just a label update.
With 40 million monthly active users searching for specific notes, accords, and ingredients, Fragrantica is one of the most underutilised demand intelligence tools available to Indian fragrance procurement and formulation teams.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 comes into force on 31 July 2026, expanding the list of fragrance allergens that must be declared individually on cosmetic labels. For R&D, regulatory, and procurement teams — including Indian exporters to EU markets — this is a formulation documentation exercise, not just a label update.
FAFAI's R&D Centre is emerging as a critical infrastructure asset for India's fragrance and flavour industry. Beyond analytical testing, the facility highlights the growing importance of compliance, quality assurance, and supply chain resilience in an increasingly regulated market.
Reformulation has moved from an occasional fragrance house task to a near-constant operational reality, driven by IFRA updates, raw material volatility, and shifting consumer expectations. For Indian perfumers and procurement teams, understanding each reformulation driver separately is the key to managing it proactively rather than reactively.
Estée Lauder Companies has unified its US niche and luxury fragrance portfolio — Kilian Paris, Frédéric Malle, Jo Malone, Tom Ford, Balmain Beauty — under a single North American leader, following 10% fragrance growth. For Indian fragrance suppliers and procurement teams, the consolidation carries concrete sourcing and access implications.
Raouf Farhat spent eight years at Byredo — through its €1 billion acquisition by Puig — before co-founding Melyon, a luxury brand built on radical inclusivity. His trajectory offers one of the clearest current illustrations of how conviction-led brand architecture operates in practice, and what procurement and formulation teams building for this market need to understand.
Italy's fine fragrance market reached €1.5 billion in 2024 with 11% year-on-year growth — driven by an independent retail infrastructure, a culture of exceptional products, and approximately 600 new fragrance launches per year. For procurement teams and fragrance brand builders globally, the Italian model carries direct lessons in distribution, sourcing, and brand architecture.
Pinterest's 2026 trend data — drawn from 600 million monthly active users with 80%+ predictive accuracy — places fragrance firmly in the top tier of global consumer interest. For B2B buyers, perfumers, and brand formulation teams, the supply chain and sourcing implications are immediate.
FAFAI's R&D Centre is emerging as a critical infrastructure asset for India's fragrance and flavour industry. Beyond analytical testing, the facility highlights the growing importance of compliance, quality assurance, and supply chain resilience in an increasingly regulated market.
Reformulation has moved from an occasional fragrance house task to a near-constant operational reality, driven by IFRA updates, raw material volatility, and shifting consumer expectations. For Indian perfumers and procurement teams, understanding each reformulation driver separately is the key to managing it proactively rather than reactively.