Future-forward palette

Curated with purpose and vision

Shaping the new era of conscious perfumery

Not all heroes wear capes – some prefer perfumes. And our fragrance heroes are working to bring progress to life for people and planet.

We’re not alone on the road to a conscious perfumery future. That’s because, like all our activities, this journey is guided by the global socio-economic context, consumer insights, market trends, and regulatory and sustainability dynamics. We combine it all through the lens of our perfumers’ vision – creating new ingredients and distinct signatures, shaping fragrance design that honors and safeguards the rich legacy of perfumery, and boldly driving it into the future.

Learn more about sustainable design and our EcoScent Compass®

Future-Proofing Our Palette

balancing our creativity and world-leading performance with a commitment to enhanced sustainability, all to innovate for generations to come.

We curate

our palette with care, meeting today’s regulatory & sustainability standards whilst anticipating tomorrow’s

We advocate

for ingredients based on solid scientific principles and promote the pragmatic implementation of regulations

We partner

with industry players to drive meaningful progress and transparency, enhancing the value of beauty and our collective impact

Bringing out the best of nature and science

Eco-extraction technologies

At dsm-firmenich, we constantly push the boundaries of innovation, to extract the purest quality of naturals in the most sustainable way. We’ve been a pioneer in Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) for 30 years, transforming carbon dioxide into a supercritical fluid, preserving the natural profile of raw materials while minimizing energy use and waste.

Firgood®, our proprietary electromagnetic extraction solvent-free technology, captures the inherent water of precious biomass at the molecular level unveiling new natural profiles of fruits, vegetables, spices, and delicate flowers previously unexplored.

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Upcycling: From waste to wonder

We valorize discarded raw materials and process by-products that would otherwise go to waste, transforming them into a rich palette of upcycled ingredients spanning all olfactive families. From salvaged orange peels from the juice industry to left over woodchips from furniture-making, we explore every avenue. We also bring our legacy of musks into a new era with a next generation of upcycled, renewable musks, from kraft paper by-products.

So, what does this mean for fragrance? Simple. The diversity of our upcycled palette gives our perfumers a vast creative playground. They put it to the test with our Circular Collection of fragrances 100% made with upcycled ingredients, offering delightful scents while cutting down on waste, reducing carbon footprints, and preserving nature’s resources.

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Putting nature to work through biotechnology

At the intersection of nature and innovation, biotechnology is transforming perfumery. By harnessing nature’s biological processes and our leading scientific expertise, we create sustainable, traceable fragrance ingredients from renewable sources—reducing pressure on ecosystems while expanding creative possibilities.

This approach generates sustainable alternatives to traditional ingredients, ensuring consistency, availability, and exceptional performance while upholding the highest sustainability standards. This is innovation with purpose - bringing the best of nature to life, responsibly.

Bottling the beauty of nature

There’s nothing quite like the emotions sparked by the pure, untamed scents of nature. With NaturePrint®, we capture nature’s fleeting wonders—transforming them into nature-identical ingredients while reducing pressure on biodiversity. Using advanced headspace technology, we re-create everything from nocturnal blooms to the first touch of monsoon rains on the earth, delivering nature’s purity and intensity in every ingredient.

Our Smell The Taste™ collection deepens our emotional connection to nature by merging taste and scent. Inspired by the aromas of fresh fruits, crunchy greens, and unexpected savory tones, we craft exclusive multi-sensorial perfumery ingredients that open new creative paths for fragrances that captivate the sense and stir positive emotions.

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Opening the gate to a new generation of ingredients

Since 2010, our GreenGate™ Science & Research program has been at the forefront of ingredient discovery, integrating biodegradability as a core criterion to design Perfumery ingredients with a reduced environmental footprint. Today, we are also advancing the low carbon transformation by optimizing processes to minimize and repurpose waste, integrating low-carbon materials from renewable feedstock since 2020, accelerated by the DRT integration. This comprehensive approach ensures our fragrance palette remains efficient, traceable, and environmentally responsible, driving the industry's path toward sustainability and decarbonization.

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Say hi to high-performance ingredients

When it comes to fragrance creation, sometimes less truly is more. We are redefining what it means to deliver exceptional performance and quality with high-performance ingredients that enhance intensity, character, and longevity—all while reducing environmental impact.

Leveraging cutting-edge science and deep olfactive expertise, these groundbreaking materials deliver dual benefits: outstanding performance and sustainability. By delivering exceptional efficacy in fragrance design at significantly lower dosages, we reduce carbon emissions and minimize environmental impact at every stage of creation.

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