The Solution Experts: How to spot counterfeit perfume

Our Solution Experts Catrin and Paul sit down to discuss how they would approach testing counterfeit products - in this case a counterfeit perfume sent by one of our clients.

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Using this recent project they delve into the various techniques that they would use in their investigation at RSSL. These include microscopy imaging to detect subtle packaging differences such as inks or adhesives, GC–MS to analyse the fragrance profile and NMR to test for chemical levels.