The Science of Scent Can We Identify the Origin of Anethole in Essential Oils?
Composition and carbon isotope measurements helped investigate anethole origins, while hydrogen isotope ranges alone risked misclassifying natural variation.
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The Science of Scent Can a Fragrance Mix Test Identify the Responsible Ingredient?
A Swedish patch-test study distinguishes the small extra yield of routine HICC testing from the value of testing individual ingredients after a positive fragrance-mix result.
The Science of Scent Can Orange Essential Oil Testing Be Faster and Use Fewer Resources?
A faster chiral GC-MS method retained useful orange-oil information while reducing analysis time, electricity and helium use.
The Science of Scent Does a Higher Price Guarantee Essential Oil Quality?
Analyses of citrus oils bought mainly online found that price and natural claims alone did not establish composition, purity or authenticity.
The Science of Scent Does an Underarm Odor Molecule Have a Grapefruit-Like Mirror Image?
Research on 3M3SH links its S form to sweaty, onion-like odors and its R form to fruity, grapefruit-like and sulfurous impressions.
The Science of Scent Can Musk Ambrette Stimulate Pathways Involved in Puberty?
Cell and zebrafish experiments identify receptor activity and developmental signals, not proof that perfume use causes earlier puberty in humans.
The Science of Scent Can Oxidized Lavender Oil Trigger Contact-Allergy Reactions?
Patch testing in dermatitis patients found reactions to oxidized lavender oil that tests of its two main oxidized components did not always detect.
The Science of Scent How Are Concentrations Chosen for Fragrance-Allergy Patch Tests?
A dose-finding study selected test conditions for five fragrance materials. Zero positive results did not establish the absence of consumer sensitization risk.
The Science of Scent Can Apple Fragrance Change Heart Responses During Arithmetic?
In 25 young men, an apple fragrance reduced task-related cardiac changes compared with controls, without improving arithmetic performance.
The Science of Scent Can Familiar Odors Make Memories More Vivid Than Pictures?
A study of 170 students found a vividness advantage for VapoRub odor over its image, but not vinegar, without establishing greater memory accuracy.