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Dominique Dubrana of Italy, a Professional Perfumer in the Guild has generously shared a step-by-step pictorial on how to construct a a traveling folding perfume organ. This item could be useful for bringing aromatics to venues such as trade shows, fai…

Continue reading → Guild Perfumer Dominique Dubrana Shares Instructions on How to Build a “Traveling” Folding Perfume Organ

Dominique Dubrana, a Professional Perfumer in the Natural Perfumers Guild will be offering classes in Natural Perfumery in Italy in October. The classes will be conducted in English. Here is the announcement from the teacher:Dear Friends,Following seve…

Continue reading → Natural Perfumery Class in Italy - Conducted in English

photo of women carrying kewda pandanus blossoms to distillery in Indiaphoto courtesy Christopher McMillan http://whitelotus.smugmug.com/Anya McCoy, President of the Natural Perfumers Guild is happy to announce that a percentage of Guild membership fees…

Continue reading → The Natural Perfumers Guild Establishes Grant Program

Reminder - only three weeks left on this special 20% off offer: The Natural Perfumers Guild is pleased to announce that Guild Supplier Allured Publishing, the leader in the industry for books, journals and reference materials is offering 20 percent off…

Continue reading → Reminder: Natural Perfumers Guild Supplier Allured Publishing Offers 20% off all books Through July 15, 2008

Natural Perfumers Guild President Anya McCoy, a regular contributor to Basenotes, has written a review of a book that is of interest to the perfume community and also those who regard themselves as “nose-governed.” Written by scent psychologist Dr. Ave…

Continue reading → “What the Nose Knows” book review

Natural Perfumers Guild Founder Mandy Aftel Featured on PBS-TV’s “Diary of a Foodie” series - check your local listings for time and date. You can see a clip here This segment highlights the connection between scent and taste, and Mandy and Daniel Patt…

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For the past few months a number of people have contributed to a document that both strives to help define natural perfumery and has self regulation of the industry as goals. The approach we decided on by general concensus was to take a very gentle app…

Continue reading → Position Paper Released: Towards a Definition of Natural Perfumery and Self Regulation in the Industry

Click here to read the latest in Anya’s regular columns for Basenotes. In it she looks back over the past three years of high-profile attention that natural perfumery has garnered on the internet, and compares it to other artistic movements that move t…

Continue reading → The Three Stages of Public Acceptance of Natural Perfumery - Natural Perfumers Guild President Anya McCoy’s latest article on Basenotes

Reminder - only a few weeks left on this special 20% off offer: The Natural Perfumers Guild is pleased to announce that Guild Supplier Allured Publishing, the leader in the industry for books, journals and reference materials is offering 20 percent off…

Continue reading → Reminder: Natural Perfumers Guild Supplier Allured Publishing Offers 20% off all books Through July 15, 2008

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has redesigned its website and it has an new look and at first glance seems easier to use, but there are annoying search problems. Since the site is the only place online to find out information on IFRA, t…

Continue reading → IFRA website redesigned - Easier to find information, harder to use: here is a workaround

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has redesigned its website and it has an new look and at first glance seems easier to use, but there are annoying search problems. Since the site is the only place online to find out information on IFRA, t…

Continue reading → IFRA website redesigned - Easier to find information, harder to use: here is a workaround

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has redesigned its website and it has an new look and at first glance seems easier to use, but there are annoying search problems. Since the site is the only place online to find out information on IFRA, t…

Continue reading → IFRA website redesigned - Easier to find information, harder to use: here is a workaround

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has redesigned its website and it has an new look and at first glance seems easier to use, but there are annoying search problems. Since the site is the only place online to find out information on IFRA, t…

Continue reading → IFRA website redesigned - Easier to find information, harder to use: here is a workaround

CleanWell, a Benefactor Member of the Guild, teamed up with Guild founder Mandy Aftel last year and released several products including a foaming hand soap that contains a component dubbed Ingenium, described as “a patented formulation of essential p…

Continue reading → CleanWell’s Ginger Bergamot Foaming Hand Soap Reviewed - fragrance formulation by Mandy Aftel

CZLUXE™ Sustainable Beauty is the theme of the launch party for Chris Ziegler’s new line of body care products. Chris is co-hosting the party with longtime friend and Creative Director of CZLUXE Orlando Delbert. They’re blending his birthday celebrat…

Continue reading → CZ/LUXE Launch Party in Hollywood May 21, 2008

Mandy Aftel, founder of the Guild, gave a presentation at the Women in Fragrance and Flavor Commerce at the offices of Mane in NYC last week. You can read about it here in the Perfumer & Flavorist newsletter

Continue reading → Mandy Aftel at the WFFC Last Week in P&F Newsletter

The Guild logo, a perfume bottle, is joined by the Guild seal for brand and market images that can be used by Guild members for stickers, a wax seal or as an embossed metal tag for bottle cords used to secure caps or stoppers. The design was created by…

Continue reading → Natural Perfumers Guild Seal Designed by Helen Starkweather of Zen Soaps

Natural Perfumers Guild president Anya McCoy is interviewed by Marlen Harrison of Perfume Critic in Part 1 of a two-part interview. Anya and Marlen banter about many subjects including the differences between natural perfumery, aromatherapy perfumes an…

Continue reading → Interview with Guild President Anya McCoy on Perfume Critic

Reminder - only six weeks left on this special 20% off offer: The Natural Perfumers Guild is pleased to announce that Guild Supplier Allured Publishing, the leader in the industry for books, journals and reference materials is offering 20 percent off a…

Continue reading → Reminder: Natural Perfumers Guild Supplier Allured Publishing Offers 20% off all books Through July 15, 2008

Helg of the Perfume Shrine approached me several weeks ago with the proposal that we write a “Double Dubrana” today to pay our separate homages to the wonderful perfumer I know as Salaam of AbdesSalaam Attar Profumo di Dominique Dubrana of Italy. I was…

Continue reading → Scents of the Soul - Reflections on the Art of AbdesSalaam Attar of Italy

In one of the first perfume blending collaborative efforts of the Natural Perfumers Guild, noted aromatherapist Robert Tisserand reveals on his website that Guild president Anya McCoy assisted in the formulation of the perfume blend that scents his new…

Continue reading → Associate Natural Perfumers Guild Member Robert Tisserand Reveals Collaboration with Anya McCoy on Perfume Blend for new Body Care line

In one of the first perfume blending collaborative efforts of the Natural Perfumers Guild, noted aromatherapist Robert Tisserand reveals on his website that Guild president Anya McCoy assisted in the formulation of the perfume blend that scents his new…

Continue reading → Associate Natural Perfumers Guild Member Robert Tisserand Reveals Collaboration with Anya McCoy on Perfume Blend for new Body Care line

Natural Perfumer Rohanna Goodwin Smithstudied with Mandy Aftel and subsequently launched Ascent Natural Perfumes in 2007 in Gibsons, BC Canada. Rohanna will be teaching on the beauty and benefits of natural perfumery at a “All About Moms and Me” event …

Continue reading → Natural Perfumers Guild Professional Perfumer Rohanna Goodwin Smith to Present Natural Perfumery

On Saturday, May 3, 2008 Egyptologist and Perfumer David Mark of Chicago’s Renaissance Aromas was the guest for the Expert Q&A session (formerly known as Guest Lecturer series) inAnya’s Garden online Natural Perfumery class.Originally scheduled for…

Continue reading → Egyptologist and Perfumer David Mark - Expert Q&A Guest in Anya’s Garden Natural Perfumery online Class

Natural Perfumers Guild founder Mandy Aftel shares a lot of secrets and insights in her latest interview on Beauty News NYCMandy is particularly happy that the Guild logo is featured prominently at the beginning of the interview titled “A Beauty News E…

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CROPWATCH AT THE CROSSROADS - looking for your feedbacknote: if you wish to contact Tony about the questions below, you can write him at info@cropwatch.org After 4 or 5 years of continuous activity, Cropwatch has some choices to make. Do we go on t…

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Proposed Citrus Oil Limits in Perfumery opposed by The Natural Perfumers Guild and Cropwatch IFRA proposed citrus oil limits are cultural vandalism on the art of perfumery and are based on bad science, reports NPG and Cropwatch. For Immediate…

Continue reading → Press Release: Natural Perfumers Guild and Cropwatch Oppose Limits on Citrus Oil Usage in Perfumery

The Natural Perfumers Guild is dedicated to the ethics and awareness of preserving and enhancing the planet Earth through the conscious actions of its members.For Earth Day 2008, the following items are identified as goals of the Guild that will help u…

Continue reading → The Natural Perfumers Guild Earth Day Goals

Do you love a citrusy cologne? Are you sensible enough to perhaps cover up your skin where the cologne is applied if you receive a warning label on the bottle of perfume that sun exposure may cause blotchiness? Do you detest and resist government inter…

Continue reading → The Natural Perfumers Guild joins Cropwatch in condemning IFRA’s “Cultural Vandalism”

Arlys Naturals© Celebrates Earth Daywith a3 Day Sale!In honor of Earth Day and our love of all things natural -visit Natural Perfumers Guild Supplier Arlys Naturals and check out the savings!This three day Earth Day Special runs from April 21st to Apr…

Continue reading → ArlysNaturals Features Select Aromatherapy and Natural Perfume Supplies on Sale for Earth Day

Arlys Naturals© Celebrates Earth Daywith a3 Day Sale!In honor of Earth Day and our love of all things natural -visit Natural Perfumers Guild Supplier Arlys Naturals and check out the savings!This three day Earth Day Special runs from April 21st to Apr…

Continue reading → ArlysNaturals Features Select Aromatherapy and Natural Perfume Supplies on Sale for Earth Day

Hello, my name is Giselle Cannon and I’m the assistant to Anya McCoy, President of the Natural Perfumers Guild. This blog is debuting April 11, 2008 so that the Guild members may share up-to-the minutes news about their businesses and products with eac…

Continue reading → The Natural Perfumers Guild Blog Debuts