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Thirty-nine historical events, grouped by period. Dated moments: houses founded, molecules made, fragrances launched, laws passed and prizes given, each with its source.
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Show All 39Before 1800 21800–1899 91900–1949 121950–1999 62000 and after 10
Before 1800 2
- A resin in a Carthaginian tomb, identified as labdanum (6th–5th century BC) A resin from a Carthaginian tomb of the 6th–5th century BC has been identified as labdanum.
- Houbigant, the perfume house, dated 1775 Houbigant, the house of Fougère Royale, is dated to 1775; its founder was Jean-François Houbigant.
1800–1899 9
- Guerlain founded, 1828 Guerlain, founded by Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain, is dated to 1828.
- Vanilla flowers pollinated by hand (1830s–1840s) Vanilla needs its flowers pollinated by hand to set fruit, and the filed sources date the discovery of how differently.
- The launch of Eau de Cologne Impériale: Guerlain, 1853 Eau de Cologne Impériale (Guerlain, 1853), by Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain.
- Perkin reports a synthesis of coumarin, 1868 In 1868 Perkin reported a synthesis of coumarin.
- Tiemann and Haarmann patent a vanillin synthesis, 1874 In 1874 Tiemann and Haarmann patented a synthesis of vanillin from coniferin.
- The launch of Fougère Royale: Houbigant, 1882 or 1884 Fougère Royale (Houbigant, 1882 or 1884), by Paul Parquet.
- The launch of Jicky: Guerlain, 1889 Jicky (Guerlain, 1889), by Aimé Guerlain.
- Ionone and the woody-violet synthetics, 1893 A review dates the birth of the synthetic ionones, violet and woody, to 1893.
- Musk ketone discovered by accident, 1894 A review dates the accidental discovery of musk ketone to 1894.
1900–1949 12
- Parfums Caron founded, 1904 Parfums Caron, founded by Ernest Daltroff, is dated to 1904.
- The launch of L'Origan: Coty, 1905 L'Origan (Coty, 1905), by François Coty.
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Otto Wallach, 1910 In 1910 Otto Wallach received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on alicyclic compounds.
- The launch of L'Heure Bleue: Guerlain, 1912 L'Heure Bleue (Guerlain, 1912), by Jacques Guerlain.
- The launch of Narcisse Noir: Caron, 1912 (or 1911) Narcisse Noir (Caron, 1912), by Ernest Daltroff.
- The launch of Le Chypre: Coty, 1917 Le Chypre (Coty, 1917), by François Coty.
- The launch of Mitsouko: Guerlain, 1919 Mitsouko (Guerlain, 1919), by Jacques Guerlain.
- The launch of Chanel No. 5: Chanel, 1921 Chanel No. 5 (Chanel, 1921), by Ernest Beaux.
- The launch of Shalimar: Guerlain, 1925 Shalimar (Guerlain, 1925), by Jacques Guerlain.
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Leopold Ruzicka, 1939 In 1939 Leopold Ruzicka shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for work on polymethylenes and higher terpenes.
- The launch of Miss Dior: Dior, 1947 Miss Dior (Dior, 1947), by Paul Vacher and Jean Carles.
- The launch of Vent Vert: Balmain, 1947 Vent Vert (Balmain, 1947), by Germaine Cellier.
1950–1999 6
- The launch of Diorissimo: Dior, 1956 Diorissimo (Dior, 1956), by Edmond Roudnitska.
- Methyl jasmonate reported from jasmine, 1962 In 1962 the isolation of methyl jasmonate from jasmine flowers was reported.
- The launch of Eau Sauvage: Dior, 1966 Eau Sauvage (Dior, 1966), by Edmond Roudnitska.
- Iso E Super, 1972 A review dates Iso E Super to 1972.
- IFRA created, 1973 IFRA, the fragrance industry’s association, dates its creation to 1973.
- The AOC for Haute-Provence lavender, 1981 In 1981 the growers of fine lavender created an AOC, "Lavande de Haute Provence".
2000 and after 10
- The sandalwood act amended in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, 2001 and 2002 In 2001 and 2002 Karnataka and Tamil Nadu amended the sandalwood act.
- Nobel Prize for the odorant receptors, 2004 In 2004 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Richard Axel and Linda B.
- Aquilaria in the CITES appendices, 2004 A review dates the listing of all Aquilaria species under CITES to 2004.
- The EU cosmetics regulation adopted, 2009 On 30 November 2009 the EU adopted its regulation on cosmetic products.
- HICC, atranol and chloroatranol prohibited in EU cosmetics, 2019 From 23 August 2019 EU cosmetic products could no longer be placed on the market with HICC, atranol or chloroatranol in them.
- IFRA’s 49th Amendment, 2020 The Standards of IFRA’s 49th Amendment carry the publication date 2020.
- Butylphenyl methylpropional prohibited in EU cosmetics, 2022 From 1 March 2022 butylphenyl methylpropional was prohibited in EU cosmetic products.
- IFRA’s 51st Amendment (2022 or 2023) IFRA’s 51st Amendment is dated 2022 by IFRA’s own page and 2023 by the Standards it contains.
- The current CITES genus listing of Aquilaria in force, 2023 The CITES Appendix II listing of Aquilaria in its current form has been in force since 23 February 2023.
- The EU widens allergen labelling, 2023 On 26 July 2023 the EU widened the list of fragrance allergens a cosmetic label must name.
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