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Coco Chanel once said, “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.”
What if you do wear perfume, but your favorite one is at risk of changing forever. And perhaps not in any recognizable or wearable way. What will the future hold for you?
Losing your favorite perfume forever is a scary thought but a very real possibility if fragrance giants can’t successfully wield their mighty spritzers and put an end to this threat. In case you are wondering what I am talking about, it happened mid-summer 2012. News reports pegged the European Commission’s SCCS fragrance recommendation as the end of Chanel No. 5. The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety or SCCS, is an independent body set up the European Commission (EC) to advise on the impact consumer products have on human health. In July, SCCS recommended the addition of more than 50 fragrance ingredients, both synthetic and natural, to be added to an existing list of 26 allergens that are required to be labelled on fragrances and fragranced cosmetic products. Based on clinical studies, 82 fragrance materials can be classified as established contact allergens in humans. Of these, 12 synthetic ingredients and eight natural extracts were found to pose a high risk of sensitization to the consumer. These targeted ingredients represent and affect the heart of about 90% of prestige fragrances.
Two dozen scent enthusiasts braved throngs of roving Santas to meet for an afternoon of fine flavors, fragrances, and friendship at Mercato Trattoria in NYC. Sniffapalooza teamed with Crafting Beauty‘s Francois Damide and Executive Chef, Emanuel Concas to produce a six-course meal influenced by raw materials and nine fragrances hand-picked to create a unique culinary and sensory experience. Accompanying the dishes were specially-chosen wines to enhance both taste and smell. Come share our savory journey…