Scent Enhanced Print
Amidon Graphics offers an array of options for enhancing your printed pieces with the fascination of scent. Working with leaders in the field of fine fragrance encapsulation, we can provide the know-how to capture your Custom Fragrance on press for beautifully produced scent sampling inserts.
Custom Fragrances
"A perfume, like the timbre of a voice, can say something quite independent of the words actually spoken." - Luca Turin
Whether your campaign is a new launch or a acquainting a fresh audience with a classic fragrance, we will use your fragrance oil to provide the micro-encapsulated slurry suited to your needs.
If your goal is to reach a new niche market, promote an Indie product or advertise a limited release, Amidon Graphics can help.
With our specially equipped presses, we use up to 80% less slurry during the press setup, saving on fragrance oil and making even smaller runs or test runs more affordable.
Custom Fragrance Oil Requirements
When supplying your fragrance oil for encapsulation, remember that your submission must:
- Contain little or no water-soluble materials.
- Contain no alcohol or emulsifiers.
- Have a boiling point above 100 degrees Celsius.
- Be accompanied by the Material Safety Data Sheet.
Depending on your application and quantity, we will specify the amount of fragrance oil needed for your run, but the minimum of fragrance oil for any encapsulation is 1 kilo (2.2 lbs) of oil.
Or you can choose from our Scent Library to bring attention-grabbing interest to your marketing efforts or introduce the life-saving smell of natural gas to children. Scent development is available to match scents other than those listed.
Clients with Natural and Sustainable Fragrance products will appreciate our Formaldehyde-Free and Plant-Based Alternative Slurry Formulations. Experienced chemists work with your particular fragrance oil to find a slurry formula that avoids animal products or formaldehyde, a known carcinogen commonly used in scent encapsulation.
Formaldehyde-Free
Formaldehyde-Free Micro-Encapsulated Slurry avoids the Urea Formaldehyde that is commonly used in the encapsulation process, benefiting our employees' health and the environment. Experienced chemists work with your particular fragrance oil to find a compatible slurry formula without formaldehyde, which is classified as a human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. This formulation is particularly suited for use with Natural and Organic products. Not available for "Rub A Scent".
Plant-Based Alternative Slurry Formulations
Plant-Based Micro-Encapsulated Slurry contains no animal hoofs, fish bones or other animal parts. If your products are not tested on animals, why include them as an ingredient in your advertising? Yet the gelatin use for scent encapsulation is often derived from pork or fish bones. Plant-Based slurry is achievable for most custom scents. Not available for "Rub A Scent".
In keeping with our environmental commitment, we are both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)* and Sustainable Forestry Initiative(SFI)**
certified, promoting the use of intentional forestry management.
These certifications can be applied to 70# and 80# Sterling
Fragrance papers. Recycled stocks are generally not used on Fine Fragrance sampling but are available for other scent-enhanced printing.
As of 2011 Amidon Graphics has committed to Xcel Energy's WindSource Program, meaning a percentage of our energy usage is derived from local wind turbines.***
Amidon Graphics has previously been recognized as a Minnesota Green Star Facility by the MN Pollution Control Agency.
+http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Classification/index.php
*http://www.fsc.org/about-fsc.html
**http://www.sfiprogram.org/sustainable-forestry-initiative/social-responsibility.php
***http://www.xcelenergy.com/Environment/Renewable_Energy/Wind/Wind_Power_on_Our_System
With our specially equipped presses, we use up to 80% less slurry in setup, saving costly fragrance oil and making even smaller runs more affordable.
Press applications include:
"Lift A Scent"- Lift the flap to reveal the fragrance below. Up to two scents per piece. Perfect for fine fragrance sampling in full page, blow-in and bind-in formats. Combine with our in-line die cutting or laser cutting to create distinctive designs. Formaldehyde-Free or Plant-Based Formulas by request.
"Scuff A Scent" - Scratch to release your signature fragrance or a selection from our Scent Library. Up to two scents per piece. Works well for personal and home-care products as well as natural gas inserts. Has a long shelf life. Formaldehyde-Free and Plant-Based Formulas by request.
"Rub A Scent" - Rubbing the surface releases the aroma, either custom or a choice from the Scent Library. A lower-cost alternative to “Scuff A Scent” although the scent will be more subtle, with a shorter shelf life. Alternative Slurry Formulations are not available for this application.
