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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. Gourmand (fragrance) - Wikipedia

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    A gourmand fragrance is a perfume consisting primarily of synthetic edible notes, such as honey, chocolate, vanilla or candy. [1] [2] These top and middle notes may be blended with non-edible base notes such as patchouli, musk or tonka bean. [3] They have been described as olfactory desserts. [4]

  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. Why Is the Fragrance Industry So Obsessed With Secrets? - AOL

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    The wave of transparency that came for makeup and skincare is bound to come for fragrance, too. Writer Jane Daly explores why it’s time for the perfume industry to spill the beans.

  6. 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.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Absolute (perfumery) - Wikipedia

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    Rose oil, [2] jasmine absolute, tuberose absolute, tobacco absolute, [3] orris root oil, ambrette seeds oil, angelica root oil, and orange flower oil are valuable and expensive fragrance and flavor ingredients. [4] Residual solvents may remain in the absolutes. Therefore, some absolutes are considered undesirable for aromatherapy. [citation needed]

  9. Tonka, the chimpanzee at the center of the HBO docuseries Chimp Crazy, is far removed from the drama included in the show today.. The 32-year-old primate first rose to fame in the 90s, when, as a ...