Scratch-and-sniff is just one of the many ways to use scented inks in printing. A brochure with a scratch-and-sniff panel is an effective way of mass marketing products whose appeal to consumers chiefly depends on a specific aroma. Scented brochures combine the promotional material's look-and-feel with the opportunity to sample the scent - an ideal way to introduce a new scent to a large consumer group!

How does it work?

Silk Screen Holland's Scratch-and-Sniff was developed on the basis of advanced technologies. Silk Screen uses transparent microcapsules filled with a certain all-natural scents that can be incorporated into your printed matter without any nasty side effects. The capsules are protected by a strong, durable and odourless layer. Touching the scent panel lightly with a finger or nail breaks the microcapsules, releasing a cloud of scent. The panel can be used several times and over a long period of time.
Our scented ink range

We have a number of distinctive scents that won't leave you guessing.

We advise printing a picture of the thing that exudes that specific odour, especially with less distinctive scents.

When printing with a lighter fragrance, use lightly scented or scent-free inks to make sure the smell of the offset ink does not gain the upper hand.

The oil for custom-made fragrances must:
# be an essential oil
# contain no alcohol
# contain no water-soluble ingredients
# be delivered in metal containers
# report all details on the packaging
# have a volume of 0.5 litre to allow a proof-test.

Below is a selection of our standard range.

Strawberries
Earth
Natural gas
Apricot
After-Dinner mints
Almond
Pineapple
Aniseed
Carnations
Anchovies
Apple
Apple pie
Ash tray
Gherkin
New car smell
Vinegar

Bacon
Baby powder
Bakery
Impatiens
Banana
Barbecue
Basil
Decay
Petrol
Beer
Biscuit
Leaves
Flowers
Blueberry
Bouquet
Butter
Blackberry
Burning smell
Bubblegum
Butterscotch
Fresh bread

Cantaloupe
Caramel
Cedar
Chocolate
Chocolate pudding
Chips
Chilli
Chilli pepper
Lemon
Cola
Corona
Custard
Pine
Diesel
Dill
Liquorice
Grape

Maple
Eucalyptus

Raspberry
Fresh air

Natural gas
Grass
Gardenia
Banknotes
Ginger
Geranium
Gin
Grapefruit

Hamburger
Hazelnut
Hemp
Hibiscus
Hay
Honey
Hotdog
Wood
Hyacinth

Bug spray
Italian herbs

Jasmine

Cheese
Honeysuckle
Chewing gum
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Kerosene
Curry
Chervil
Cherries
Cherry pie
Chicken
Garlic
Coffee
Coconut
Cucumber
Spiced rum
Clove
Spearmint

Bay leaf
Leather
Lily

Daisy
Maple
Marjoram
Melon
Menthol
Mimosa
Mint
Mocha
Mothball
Musk

Daffodil

Orchid
Oregano

Fries
Perfume
Toadstool
Pear
Pecan nut
Pepper
Gingerbread
Peppermint
Peach
Peanut
Peanut butter
Pina Colada
Peony
Pizza
Pumpkin
Popcorn
Pretzel
Plum
Pudding

Red wine
Smoke
Rose
Rosemary
Rubber tyre
Beef
Crude oil
Sage
Sandalwood
Mould
Lilac
Sesame seed
Seven-up
Cigar
Orange
Orange blossom
Orange rum
Whipped cream
Spaghetti
Bacon
Candy floss

Tobacco
Taco
Toffee
Tomato
Tulip
Thyme

Onion

Vanilla
Varnish
Fresh bread
Violet
Fruit punch

Watermelon
Whisky
Carrot

Salmon
Soap
Ocean breeze
Sunflower
Suntan oil
Blackberry
Black pepper