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IPF WORKSHOPS IN VANCOUVER

4/22/2019

Workshops are organised by Vennie Chou, IPF certified Natural Beauty Product Specialist, Skin Care Expert, Histology Immunology Marker Expert and Member of the Teacher's Academy.
Students will receive a certificate of accomplishment from the International Perfume Foundation.

Natural Skincare Workshops

APRIL 27-28 2019 (SATURDAY, SUNDAY)
NATURAL SKINCARE WORKSHOP Study of Creams & Lotions in Natural Skincare:
Learn the key components that go into making natural, organic and non-toxic creams/lotions for yourself, family and friends. Products used will be simple natural ingredients to make gentle, yet effective skincare moisturisers.
Cost: $280 ( non- member) $155 (member).

Natural candles and incense workshops

MAY 5 - 2019 (SUNDAY)
NATURAL SOY CANDLE & INCENSE WORKSHOPStudents will learn the basics of making soy tea-light candles and votive candles, using essential oils and natural plant dyes. In addition, students will learn to make cone incense using all plant materials.
Cost: $195 ( non-member) $100 ( IPF member)

Natural Dyeing Workshops

MAY 19 - 2019 (SUNDAY)
INDIGO DYEING WORKSHOP, THE BASICSStudents will learn different ways of making Indigo Vats. Students will build a collection of Indigo dyed linen, wool and silk samples, including indigo over-dyed samples.
Each student will have a silk scarf to experiment simple Shibori techniques for dyeing.
Cost: $195 ( non- member) $100 ( IPF member).

Natural Soaps Workshops

JUNE 22-23 2019 (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY)
SOAP MAKING WORKSHOP WITH NATURAL DYES:
This is an intensive soap making workshop. Students will learn to make bar soaps and various decorative techniques using Natural dyes. Different techniques including Hand Milling, Impression, Embedding, and Marbling. On Day 2, students will learn to make liquid and foam soap. Formulas will be provided that you can use to build your own soap recipes.
Cost: $345 (non-member) $225 (IPF member).

THE FUTURE OF PERFUMERY

3/7/2019

Consumer behavior is changing. Consumers are starting to ask questions about what they purchase for fragrances, the same way they have for healthier foods and beverages. They are beginning to look for new perfumers, custom perfumes, and natural perfumes. The world of perfume is changing: in the past there were around 10 perfume houses making perfumes for hundreds of brands. Today there are thousands of perfumers, and thousands brands worldwide.
Are we living in a new era for the perfume industry? Is this a revolution driven by consumers or is this a normal cyclical evolution leading perfumers to come back to what perfume used to be in the past?
Since ancient times, fragrances and perfumes were used for healing purposes and at the same time perfumers were healers. They studied perfumery to learn the beneficial power of plants, created their own little healing gardens, used enfleurage, maceration, and distillation techniques and start making their own perfumes while thinking about people’s wellbeing. Thanks to flower fields, perfumers also made sure that bees did their part in preserving flowers and plants for the future. Perfumes were precious, made with 95% flowers and plants and 5 % alcohol.
Today, what challenge does the perfume industry have to face?
How can major brands adapt to changing consumer behaviors and meet the growing demand for natural? How can they enter this New Luxury Market, respecting the New Luxury Code?
Do we need to change the curriculum of perfumery courses to reflect the changing marketplace and tomorrow’s perfumes? What is the purpose of a perfume? Shouldn’t it be more than just self-satisfaction for a perfumer? Will this be enough to satisfy the inevitable changing consumer demand for natural products?
What major changes already in place will continue to form a very new picture of the perfume industry and its exciting future?
All of these questions and more will be covered by a panel composed of the following Certified Experts and Members of the Teachers-Academy: Rodney Hughes, IPF Certified Natural Perfumer, Françoise Rapp, Expert in Essential Oils and Aromatherapy and Ruth Ruane, Director of the IPF Certified Natural Perfume Academy
Join us at Cosmoprof Bologna for this important conference about the Future of Perfumery

LearN TRADITIONAL BOTANICAL PERFUMERY

7/27/2018

Enroll in an IPF Certified Perfumery School

Natural Perfume Academy
A 9 month online course opening September 18th is now accepting applications for all English, Spanish and Portuguese speaking people.
COURSE INFO: https://tinyurl.com/yblcf4um
COURSE FEES: https://tinyurl.com/yass45rd
COURSE FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/ychpne7h

Perfumery Art Training
The school in Kuwait is giving workshops in Arabic
INFO: www.Perfumery-art.net

More info about IPF Certified Perfumery Schools
https://www.perfumefoundation.org/schools.html

Discover YOUR TALENT ! BECOME A PERFUMER !

6/19/2018

Become a Perfumer

Photo Patrice Van Malder - Model: LA

If you always dreamed to BECOME A PERFUMER, this intensive
Natural Perfumery Course
IS ...FOR YOU !

It will allow you to discover your talent. Enjoy the summer in joining the Natural Perfumery Academy Summer Online Class. You can work from the beach, from your garden in any part of the world, on your tablet, your mobile. Enjoy the Summer with us.

The cut off date for enrolling in the online Summer course in
Natural Botanical Perfumery
is the 30th of June

Online IPF certified, natural perfumery Summer course
English and Portuguese stream, of the 6 Months Intensive Course in Natural Perfumery.
Inglês e Português, do Curso Intensivo de 6 Meses em Perfumaria Natural.
Certified by The International Perfume Foundation
http://www.naturalperfumeacademy.com/

USEFUL PERFUME COURSE LINKS
FAQ: https://tinyurl.com/nen3su3
COURSE INFO: https://tinyurl.com/yblcf4um
IPF: https://tinyurl.com/y84ndw7s
FEES: https://tinyurl.com/y84ndw7s
Perguntas mais frequentes: https://tinyurl.com/y8seqrln
Curso de perfumaria botânica natural intensivo, de seis meses.: https://tinyurl.com/yc6xmw74

SETMANA D'ARTESANIA CATALUNYA

6/13/2018

During la Setmana de l'Artesania de Catlunya (Catalonia Arty & Craft Week), you will discover the work of Catalan artisans (a group of 2400 officially accredited people) who practice their art with excellence and transmit their important knowledge to the next generations for their future and their wellbeing.

Esperança Cases Prats, Natural Perfumer Academician, will show an important exhibition during this week, to sensibilise the public to the benefits of creative craftsmanship and the importance of nature in perfumery.

Exhibition: Gotas d'Història (drops of history) - synergy of glass and natural perfume.
Conference: Natural perfume? craftsman? Vegan? bio? ... To clarify the true meaning of these labels.
June 14 2018 -6pm - Can Riera - Career de Lola Anglada s/n - Tiana
Exhibition: Tiana Artesana - Exhibition of the perfumer's trade.

Event Venue: Can Riera - Career de Lola Anglada s/n - Tiana

LES ATELIERS DES PETITS NEZ - LIVRE ET CONFERENCE

5/22/2018

Lancement du livre et conférence le 26 Mai 2018
Smell Festival
Bologne

Ce livre et cette conférence s’adressent aux parents, aux professeurs et à tous ceux qui partagent la responsabilité de l’éducation de l’éveil, de la santé et du bien-être des jeunes enfants.

Redécouverte du sens olfactif
Le sens olfactif est l'un des premiers sens développé chez les nouveau-nés, mais pendant de nombreuses années il a été considéré comme trop animal et a été largement ignoré.
Dans notre environnement actuel, le sens visuel domine les autres sens. Beaucoup de gens ont perdu leur instinct olfactif et doivent réapprendre à sentir car pour se sentir bien, nous avons besoin d'utiliser de manière équilibrée chacun de nos sens.
Sans renforcement, le sens de l'odorat peut diminuer progressivement et presque disparaître à un âge précoce.
Comme nous l'avons observé dans de nombreuses écoles, les enseignants disent "Regardez!" "Ecoutez!" ou "Touchez!" mais rarement "Sentez!".
Pour cette raison, des formations à l'éveil du sens olfactif doivent être introduits à tout âge et à tous niveaux avec les méthodes appropriées à chaque étape de l'enfance.`
Les enfants développent les autres sens (vue, audition et toucher) plus rapidement, ce qui décourage parfois le développement du sens olfactif.
Ce processus n'est pas intentionnel mais il se produit car leur éducation peut décourager involontairement l'odorat.
Comme les premières années de la vie d'un enfant sont fondamentales, ils ont besoin d'une variété d'expériences sensorielles pour rassembler un assortiment de sensations qui leur permettront de développer tous les sens harmonieusement, y compris l'odorat.
Beaucoup d'enfants ont une vision un peu vague du nez par rapport à la façon dont ils visualisent les yeux et la bouche.
Quand ils dessinent des visages, parfois les nez disparaissent! Ce programme scolaire encourage les enfants et les professeurs à l'observation d'un des organes les plus importants mais encore très mal perçu.

Demander le livre

This conference is proposed to parents, teachers and to everyone sharing the responsibility of educating and awakening young children to health and wellbeing.

Rediscovery of the Olfactory Sense
The olfactory sense is one of the first senses developed in newborns, however for many years it was considered too animal-like and was largely ignored by many societies. In our present environment the visual sense dominates over the other senses. Many people have lost a keen olfactory sense and must again learn to smell since to achieve wellness holistically, we need each sense to be in balance.

Since we have observed in many schools teachers saying "Look!" "Listen!" or "Touch!" but rarely "Smell!" For this reason olfactory lessons should be introduced at all ages and at all levels with methods adjusted for each stage of childhood.
Children develop senses other than smell quickly (sight, hearing, and touch) which sometimes discourages the development of the olfactory sense. This process is not intentional but happens because their upbringing might unintentionally discourage the sense of smell. Since the first years of a child's life are fundamental, they need a variety of sense experiences to gather an assortment of sensations giving them the necessary input to develop all senses harmoniously including the sense of smell.
Many children have a somewhat vague vision of the nose compared to how they visualize the eyes and the mouth.
When they draw faces, sometimes noses go missing! This program encourages children and teachers to re-discover the olfactory sense.

Creezy Courtoy is a Perfume Historian and Anthropologist
Academician of the Natural Perfumery Teacher’s Academy in Paris
International Perfume Foundation’s Founder and Chair

Info: http://www.smellfestival.it/2018/04/27/programma-2018/

The Dream Between TWO WorldS - INSTALLATION

4/12/2018

In Esther Ramos's ceramics installation “El Somni entre dos Mons” (Dream Between Two Worlds), the important thing is the one that is not seen.
It is the mystery of the hidden and the intuitive perception of the secret that hides beyond form. It is in the impossible dialectics between the physical and the metaphysical where the soul is revealed, where the silence of thoughts, emotions and sensations speak. Absence and presence simultaneously.
Synergies of Natural Perfumes, invisible but perceptible, reinforce the idea of the hidden.

PARTICIPE TO A Lilac ENFLEURAGE WORKSHOPS IN NY STATE

3/14/2018

Enfleurage workshop

June 16-17-2018
or
June 23-24-2018
2 days from 10am-4pm
@ Cherry Valley Lilacs
Bates Hop House, 54 Lancaster Street, Cherry Valley, NY 13320

Enfleurage Workshop
by Academician Charle-Pan Dawson

This course provides an in depth, step-by-step instruction of the process and is designed for more serious perfumers and extractors.
From this fully detailed course students will be able to set up their own Enfleurage studio and perform their own Enfleurage. Students will have long term continued access for questions, technical assistance, and problem solving, that may come up in their process.

The course outline includes:
Day 1: Enfleurage, The Making of Pomade, Flower Extraction
1) Enfleurage history and modern application.
2) The importance of enfleurage as a natural scent extraction technique
3) Chemistry of enfleurage and cold fat absorption techniques
4) Cleaning and preparation of chassis with substrate fat
5) Harvesting flowers for enfleurage in the field
6) Practice of flower selection, loading and unloading chassis
7) Troubleshooting 5 major issues that can occur in the pomade

Day 2: Hands-on Extraction from Pomade, Atelier Using State-of-the-Art Equipment
1) Harvesting the pomade
2) Traditional components of pomade extraction
3) Chemistry of essential flower oil extraction from pomade
4) Proprietary innovations in Enfleurage
5) Sustainability concerns and issues
6) Purchase and set up of equipment needed for small scale, medium and large scale Enfleurage production.
7) Hands-on practice using equipment, adjusting and setting parameters for optimal results.
8) We will go through the entire process of creating an actual lilac oil sample
9) Discussion: The future of Enfleurage
10) A complimentary copy of my booklet, The Book of Enfleurage

The Price: $1450 per person (maximum 6 persons by workshop) includes:
-2 day tuition
-a farm-raised picnic lunch provided both days in the field,
-a complimentary copy of The Book of Enfleurage
-an actual lilac oil sample

All courses are certified by the Teacher’s Academy, the student receives a certificate of accomplishment
including one year membership at IPF.

Accommodations
They are available at the local bed and breakfast, the Limestone Mansion in Cherry Valley.
Students may walk up the hill to the lilac farm from the Limestone Mansion. We also have a cabin on the farm, and loft bedroom with bath at the farm, that will house up to four students, but it requires advance booking. Students are advised to fly in to Albany Airport. A shuttle from the airport may be arranged. Full travel instructions are given with a phone call or email inquiry. A deposit of $100 is required at the time of booking.

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