Become involved, and join the research of the natural treasury and cultural arts of fragrances!
The following links may serve as starting points towards identifying scholarly gaps.
Table of Contents:
I. perfumery traditions of asia
Please, note: There is no other virtual platform for traditional Asian perfumery arts. Moreover, it is an unattainable goal to cite all publications – though not endless in number – in this field. To give an alternative, the following publications serve as starting points to sketch the Asian landscape of perfumery traditions.
- First International Scholarly Workshop on the Perfumery Arts of Asia: „Perfumery and Ritual in Asia“. Special Issue. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 23, Iss. 01, January 2013.
- Article: Perfumery in Asia. Reflections upon the Natural, Cultural and Intangible Heritage. (2015)
- Exhibition catalogue: Das Parfumerbe Asiens / The Perfumery Heritage of Asia (Bonn/Germany, 2015–2016)
II. nature therapy
Generally
- PubMed/ US National Library of Medicine
Nature and forest medicine
- International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM)
- Forest Medicine Therapy Society, Japan
Asian Medical Systems
- Ayush Research Portal
Phytotherapy
- European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy
- Herbal and Traditional Medicine Conference Series
- Herbal Medicine Conferences Portal
- American Botanical Council Herbal Library
Aromatherapy
- Consensus Building Institute Factsheet Aromatherapy
- WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants
- National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy
Ecotherapy
- International Community for Ecopsychology (ICE)
- International Ecopsychology Society (IES)
III. natural resources
World Natural Heritage
- Cropwatch
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Plant List – Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden
Trade regulations
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
IV. green care
Please, note:
There is no virtual platform for green care specifically concerning perfumery issues. The following links may support ideas towards such a goal.
Public discussion
- Mind & Life Institute
Children’s education
- Children and Nature Network
V. chemical compounds
Health
- Fragrance Product Information Network (FPIN)
- Odournet – Air quality and odour research consultants
- Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM)
Trade regulations
- Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
- Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
VI. global industry
Industrial information
- Fragrance Foundation(s)
- International Fragrance Foundation IFRA
- Leffingwell & Associates
International meetings
- International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT) Annual Conference
- Sustainable Fragrances Conference
- World Perfumery Congress
Top ten global leaders
- Firmenich, Switzerland
- Frutarom, Israel
- Givaudan, Switzerland
- IFF, USA
- Mane, SA, USA
- Robertet, France
- Sensient Technologies, USA
- Symrise, Germany
- Takasago, Japan
- Hasegawa, Japan
VII. research centers
Sense of smell research institutions and clusters
- Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS)
- DFG Priority Programme/ SPP 1392: Integrative Analysis of Olfaction, Konstanz
- Sense of Smell Institute, New York
- Warwick Olfaction Research Group, School of Engineering
VII. museums, libraries, and platforms (widely highlighting western perfumery history!)
Museums
- Fragrance Museum, Farina House, Cologne
- Musée International de la Parfumerie, Grasse
- Museo del Perfum, Barcelona
- Osmothèque, Versailles
- Parfummuseum, Mehlingen-Baalborn
- Toyoda Museum of Fragrance, Iwata
Libraries
- Centre de documentation et d’information d‘ ISIPCA, Versailles
- Schimmel Library, Miltitz
Bibliographies
- Bibliographie sur les parfums
- Scented Pages
Various
- OsMoz – Miscellaneous perfumery business information
- World Sensorium – A world social olfactory sculpture
VIII. western education
Practical education
- Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, de la Cosmétique et de l’Aromatique alimentaire (ISIPCA), Versailles
- ICAT International Centre for Aroma Trades Studies / International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), Plymouth