Do you feel that you're being nasally assaulted whenever you walk down the perfume aisle at your local department store? There's usually a line of women waiting in suits ready to spray you like you're the cat that jumped on the kitchen table.
The art of perfume has a long history with humankind, from its use as a poison to it's ability to be people potpourri. Just open your nostrils & take a deep whiff.
Did you know that some perfumes have up to 200 ingredients in their formulation? Some of these are synthetic chemicals created to imitate natural aromas. Fresh air scent, anyone? Ocean?
Though they are frequently left out of many hypoallergenic products, perfumes cause a variety of allergic reactions in humans.
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