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@Bob, that is the same with the fragrance industry, reverse engineering. “They” use a machine to read which aroma molecule/chemical is which. Like @Perry said, it’s not the formula or, necessarily, the fragrance (yes, slight molecules added or taken out do make a difference to the whole) that well the product. It’s branding and marketing and sales and who you know, etc.

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Interesting..

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Gotcha

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@Bobzchemist - I recently created a formula with approx. 7% Cetearyl & Cetyl Alcohol and used a Caprylic Acid combination at 1% as a preservative and it Did Not thicken, I was wondering why because some “lotion” formulas have thickened over a week or more with just 3-4 % C. Alcohols. I happened to use this preservative as a fluke with intentions of not reordering it, now it’s a Keeper!

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So, for fragrances in shampoos and body/hand/facial cleansers with high to moderate foam, do large manufacturers use fragrance molecules and a few drops of “essential oils” and/or other oils (coconut, meadowfoam)? Fragrance molecules such as linalool, gerinol, etc? The fragrance molecules are based in denatured alcohol, I believe.