{"id":5680,"date":"2016-05-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/media\/our-blog\/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-perfumery-and-scent-design\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:42:41","slug":"7-things-you-may-not-know-about-perfumery-and-scent-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/es\/media\/stories\/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-perfumery-and-scent-design\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Things You May Not Know about Perfumery and Scent Design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andreas Fibig our CEOand Chairman at IFF has noted what a scarce resource perfumers are today. In fact of the world\u2019s 600 total perfumers IFF employs about 10 percent of them. To put this into perspective there are fewer perfumers in the world than there are astronauts.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEMYSTIFYING THE NOSE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a nose as perfumers are fondly called is a complex job that has always had a higher barrier to entry. Historically either you either came from a family of perfumers and followed that same path or studied chemistry and apprenticed within the fragrance industry for several years under seasoned professionals before coming into your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 127 years of creating Fragrances we recognize how the roles of perfumers as well as others involved in the scent design process have evolved requiring multiple skill sets.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Here we share some insider insights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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