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Here's a primer on making your own scents, be they colognes, bath powders, or massage oils. It's easier than you might think: http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/scented-oil-perfumes.aspx?PageId=1#axzz2ZE1Aexui
   And, in case you missed it the first time around, here's my post about one of the most compelling (in a beautifully repulsive kind of way) books I know: http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2013/04/just-because-perfume-story-of-murderer.html
   For some ideas, see also http://somanyinterestingthings.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-novel-scent.html