Analysis of Aroma Compoundsin Cosmetics Using the Smart Aroma Database

User Benefits

- More than 500 aroma-related compounds are registered in the Smart Aroma Database to enable efficient analysis of aroma compounds. - Using the Smart Aroma Database, MRM methods can be easily created to accurately analyze samples with complex matrices such as cosmetics.

Introduction

Aromas/fragrances can have a major effect on products, brand image, and other factors, and have an important role particularly in food products and cosmetics. Recently, aromas have been attracting attention as one factor that can affect the impressions people receive. Cosmetics and other personal care products are increasingly being judged not only by skin feel and functional properties but also by their fragrance. However, fragrances are typically evaluated based on sensory testing by humans, but because the sensation of fragrances is influenced by individual preferences and state of health, evaluations are often decided statistically based on a large number of evaluation results. Consequently, due to the high expertise levels and time required for fragrance/aroma evaluations, there has been increasing interest in using instrumental analysis to increase productivity and ensure more consistent quality. Aroma compounds related to such fragrances can be analyzed by gas chromatography, but even if only the target aroma compounds are analyzed, it can be extremely difficult to analyze the data due to the many contaminants detected together with the targets. Therefore, this article describes an example of analyzing the aroma compounds in cosmetics using the Smart Aroma Database, which is a unique database that contains over 500 aroma compound information.

February 17, 2023 GMT