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Word: orrisroot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...although 31 ingredients go into Revlon's Raspberry and only 23 into Maybelline's Toasted Brick. Perfumes are costly in part because of small quantities of exceptionally expensive natural oils. Among some of the exceptionally prized, the prices per lb. run: jasmine $4,091, oeillette $4,727, orrisroot $4,773, attar of rose $1,136 and ambrette seed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Of Ceteareth-5 and Water | 12/11/1978 | See Source »

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