"Giving perfumers pure compounds to play with changed the art entirely, " says Turin of synthetics.

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Plus, to understand the history of perfumery is to (partially) understand its chemistry and (fully) embrace synthetics.

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Manufacturers hustled to come up with alternatives, including reducing the protein levels in the gloves and studying synthetics.

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Cotton has already lost out to synthetics in diapers, food service napkins, feminine hygiene products and facial wipes.

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In addition to natural fibers like cotton, silk and wool, there are now a wide variety of synthetics on the shelves.

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Cotton could also take off, he says, as clothesmakers switch to natural fabrics to avoid the rising cost of oil used in synthetics.

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Including, if you should so with, synthetics which all involve a currency transaction which mimics the movement of any bond, interest rate, stock, commodity.

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But then Congress stepped in, adding a rider to an agriculture spending bill that allowed organic food makers to resume using a long list of synthetics.

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Well, let me give you a piece of information then, I was in charge of setting the accounts, and FINRA went after il capo only because he was the only guy having a FINRA license in the whole firm (just that you know we trade synthetics which are not under FINRA regulations).

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They might use a natural scent as the basis for a perfume, but then they typically add to this by using synthetic compounds produced in a laboratory. (Synthetics also make it possible to affordably mass-produce perfumes.) Both Mr. Ellena and Ms. Beaulieu scoff at amateurs who want to hear that perfumes are all natural.

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