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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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What does the bold part mean? ..consider the chemical cocktail contained

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00Essential oils have been safely and consistently used by many thousands of women for hundreds of years in the form of perfumes, scented soaps and body lotions. In contrast01b00, consider the chemical cocktail contained in02b00 modern cleaning products, air fresheners and the like, that are in common use everyday.02br
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00What does the part in bold mean? Thanks.0-
  

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0"01u 00In contrast, consider02u 00" holds the key. It's the old "compare and contrast" game. "Essential oils" have a long history of safe use by women, in cosmetics.

— Avangi

  • 0"01u 00In contrast, consider02u 00" holds the key.
  • It's the old "compare and contrast" game.
  • "Essential oils" have a long history of safe use by women, in cosmetics.
  • " 02br 02br 00A "coctail" is usually an alcoholic drink in which several ingredients are blended according to a special recipe.
  • I suppose you could say that 01b 00here02b 00 it's used as a metaphor for the "artificial" formulations created in the laboratory from potentially harmful ingredients, which are also used on a daily basis by women (and others) in the household.
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0"01u00In contrast, consider02u00" holds the key. It's the old "compare and contrast" game. "Essential oils" have a long history of safe use by women, in cosmetics. I presume they're considered "natural." 02br
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0Hi Avangi,02br
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00Your explanation is very clear and great. Thank you very much.0-
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