Scents & Chemistry

The chemistry of pleasant smells — perfume and essential oils, pheromones and aromatherapy, incense and terpenes, aroma compounds, musk, and vanillin.

Essential oil

Pheromone

Aromatherapy

Incense

Terpene

Spice

Musk

Vanillin

ODORTEST

Measure the air — olfactometry, odour-unit maths, emission rates, and the dilution calculators every odor assessment needs.

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