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  2. Dipteryx odorata - Wikipedia

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    The tonka seed contains coumarin, a chemical isolate named after the plant. The seeds normally contain about 1 to 3% of coumarin, but can rarely achieve levels up to 10%. [8] Coumarin is responsible for the seed's pleasant odor and is used in the perfume industry. Coumarin is bitter to the taste.

  3. Culture shock - Wikipedia

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    Culture shock is an experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment which is different from one's own; it is also the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply transition to another type ...

  4. Perfume - Wikipedia

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    The modern perfume industry encourages the practice of layering fragrance so that it is released in different intensities depending upon the time of the day. Lightly scented products such as bath oil, shower gel, and body lotion are recommended for the morning; eau de toilette is suggested for the afternoon; and perfume applied to the pulse ...

  5. File:Acculturation curve and culture shock.svg - Wikipedia

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    According to the acculturation model, people will initially have (1) honeymoon period, and then there will be (2) transition period, that is, cultural shock. But then, people will start to (3) adapt (the dotted line will also be hated by new cultures). And (4) refers to some people returning to their own places and re-adapting to the old culture.

  6. Fragrance wheel - Wikipedia

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    The Fragrance Wheel, ver. 1983. A fragrance wheel also known as aroma wheel, fragrance circle, perfume wheel or smell wheel, is a circular diagram showing the inferred relationships among olfactory groups based upon similarities and differences in their odor. [1] The groups bordering one another are implied to share common olfactory ...

  7. Behind the Spritz: What Really Goes Into a Bottle of $100 Perfume

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    The perfume bottle itself is a meaningful contributor to the cost of the fragrance, especially as some bottles are veritable sculptures, expensively designed by commissioned artists, the CEO said.

  8. Scents of Time - Wikipedia

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    Scents of Time was a perfume company which specialized in re-creating ancient fragrances. The company was founded by perfumer David Pybus and based in the United Kingdom. The company was featured in Series 4, Episode 5 of the BBC entrepreneur opportunity programme Dragons' Den on 7 March 2

  9. Inside Tonka's life after 'Chimp Crazy': Vegan meals ... - AOL

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    Because Tonka was owned by a chimpanzee breeder, Tavares suspects he has numerous children; his paternal relationship to the two apes at Save the Chimps was established through information ...