Major perfume reformulations Ep 6 of 9, 2011, Natural colors removed

Perfume reformulations 101:

**Note exact dates for reformulations may vary up to three years within the date I've listed depending on brand, or fragrance. (Per Ifra regulations)**

Passed in 2008, with the reformulated perfumes hitting the market roughly in 2011 - (IFRAs 43rd Amendment) required the removal of some organic compounds (notably atranol & chloroatranol) that had potential allergins attached to the raw materials they were associated with.

Afterwards, notes like jasmine and oakmoss were slightly altered in smell. However, there were still great substitutes for these notes at this time, so this isn't a well known reform.

*You can recognize this reformulation because after ingredients are diluted of their organic material, they don't age the same as ones that were. If you Look up vintage Versace Man Eau Fraiche, or even older Ck1 bottles, they will be a darker amber color. Bottles when the ingredients were modified, or not included, the liquid will usually have little to no natural color, unless an imitation color has been added.

**A source of information for my research came from Laurie, who was a perfumer between 2008 and 2014. She maintained a series of insightful blogs that offered a transparent and informative perspective on the fragrance industry. Her writings are still accessible on her website https://www.theartisaninsider.com/tag/ifra/

You can look up IFRA's amendment 43 on their official website: https://ifrafragrance.org/standards-library?standardsAmendment=43

Here's an example of the color changes that took happened in some perfumes after this reformulation. 

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