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Daniel Krasofski on Recycled Scent Strip Holders, Perfume, Ayurvedic, Aromatherapy Adaptations

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  Daniel Krasofski on Recycled Scent Strip Holders, Perfume, Ayurvedic, Aromatherapy Adaptations by  Anya McCoy  |  Oct 20, 2013  |  natural perfume ,  raw materials of perfumery ,  study perfumery  |  2 comments I  blogged recently  about the great discovery that Daniel Krasofski, one of my students, made on a visit to a thrift store. Daniel kindly offered to share details to help everyone find and adapt these stainless steel goodies for their perfume business. Here’s Daniel’s helpful blog, and don’t forget to check out the link and the end to the Institute for Art and Olfaction in Los Angeles, where he’s on the faculty. Greetings, I was surprised to wake up the other morning to Anya’s Blog post about the Film Developing Reels I have used for years, as Scent Strip holders. I also appreciate everyone, from all over the world, that has contacted me over the last week. Sharing helpful information and knowledge fills me with joy. Originally I found my first three “35mm Film Developing Ree

Ask the Perfumer March 17, 2013 A Creative and Informative Perfumery Graphic Image + Giveaway

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 Originally posted March 17, 2013 I am always surprised by my perfumery students.  Their insights, thoughtful and passionate, jump off the pages of their submittals for the modules.  Aba Williams, a food chemist from Ghana, is always a joy to interact with.  I’ve corresponded with her for years and now that she is a student in my  Natural Perfumery Institute , I have to say she definitely surprised – and delighted – me with her Module 1 submittal on becoming a contextual perfumer.  In my course, there are three levels of accomplishment that the students strive for: contextual understanding of the aromatics is first, signifying they have completed the Organoleptic Evaluation Forms (OEFs) for the base, middle and top notes. Aba stepped outside the usual essay that with her graphic image, using it as part of the assignment.  Yes, her submitted OEFs showed she correctly worked through the first professional process in the course, and she refers to it in the graphic (below) but the graphic