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Few would dispute the importance of petroleum to the world economy. In fact, some argue that in 1991 the United States and its allies fought a war in the Persian Gulf over this liquid that, at current prices, cost less than half a cent per fluid ounce and doesn't even smell all that good. Imagine the lengths one might go to protect access to a liquid that, in some cases, cost over $100 per ounce-20,000 times the …

…allergic reaction first. Today we have explored perfume pungent ingredients and some its uses. It seems almost absurd to think that perfume is thousand of times more expensive than a precious energy resource like petroleum. But on other hand, no matter how far you can drive your car on petroleum, oil is not the kind of fragrance you would want in your cologne, hair spray, room deodorizer, or even, I suppose, in your cattle feed.