Natural vapors coming from trees, like the monoterpenes that give pine trees their scent, produce aerosols and thus low-lying clouds that hover above forests.
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Max G. Levy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
After a shower at the gym, this is my favorite scent to put on.
It’s often used in manufacturing to make perfumes, dyes, and cosmetics.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
Phthalates, which are found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may have contributed to more than 13% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64, according to an April study.
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