Hi there,
I'm looking for a couple of confirmations, which I'm sure you can help
me with - here they are one by one:
1. Vanilla smell in baby powder - is it true that in the "old days" in
the U.S. a smell of vanilla was added to the baby powder?
2. Is it true that due to the above the preference for the smell and
taste of vanilla is higher in the U.S. than any other country?
3. This is a hard one, as I need a very serious/accurate source to
confirm this fact. It is claimed that smell does affect our emotional
register directly - where as all other of our four senses goes through
the brain. It is also claimed that 75% of our emotions are affected by
what we smell. I ONLY need facts on these two questions as I have tons
of other data on this topic.
4. I'm looking for Microsoft's worldwide penetration (combining all
their different operating systems) in terms of number of people using
the product every day (not percentage).
5. And here is another difficult one. I'm looking for product
examples/cases which leverage our taste - however where taste is NOT
the primary feature of the product. Example: Toothpicks with taste,
stamps with taste. Can you find any other interesting and relevant
examples?

I'll pay you separately for each of the results you come up with as
long as I can use them somehow.

Good luck - all the best, Martin

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Clarification of Question by lindstrom-ga on 26 Dec 2003 21:18 PST

Thanks Bobbie,
I've left a payment for you.

All the best,

martin

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 26 Dec 2003 21:46 PST

Thanks Martin,

In the comment section, I just posted another example of products
where taste is not the primary feature.

Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by lindstrom-ga on 26 Dec 2003 22:19 PST

Oh Bobby7,
I didn't notice your last comment - I'll ad some extra tip on your
next response when it's ready - okay with you?
Martin

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 26 Dec 2003 22:53 PST

Martin,

You said "I didn't notice your last comment - I'll ad some extra tip on your
next response when it's ready - okay with you?"

Sure - that's okay with me. I just posted another comment below
regarding your Microsoft question.

Thanks,
Bobbie

Hi Martin!

Here are three examples of products where taste is not the primary feature:

============
Dental Floss
============

?Floss is a multi-sensory experience, and you now have a full array of
choices and flavors. Whatever your needs or preferences are, there is
bound to be a product that will help you clean between the teeth and
under the gum line.?

?Flavored floss leaves a fresh taste in the mouth, and is especially
nice for those times when brushing or rinsing is not possible.?
http://www.floss.com/flossing.htm


Bubblegum flavored dental floss

OraLine Consumer Oral Care and Personal Hygiene Products created 
Bubble Gum Dental Floss -  great tasting for kids.
Source: Oraline
http://www.oraline.net/BubbleGumDentalFloss.htm


Bubble gum flavored dental floss
http://gifts4exec.com/Item/BG-12.htm


From Brandweek Magazine:

?Meant to be kid-friendly and fun for 3- to 8-year-olds, the colored
dinosaur-shaped Wild Flossers were designed so kids could floss on
their own, without help from moms. "We want to encourage early
flossing, and this should enable kids to learn how to brush and floss
at the same time," said Kathy Widmer, dental floss product director
for J&J's McNeil Personal Products division. She cited J&J research
showing that only 2% of kids use floss. Grape-flavored Reach Floss For
Kids is currently J&J's only children's floss product.?
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0BDW/20_40/54726954/p1/article.jhtml


=====================
Flavored Latex Gloves
=====================

?Originally created for dental offices, these lightly flavored latex
gloves are great for oral-motor exams and activities. The gloves are
non-chlorinated, contain no harsh chemicals, and best of all, kids
love them?

Bubble Gum Flavored Gloves    
Grape Flavored Gloves
http://www.beyondplay.com/ITEMS/T312.HTM

?The taste of the usual latex or vinyl gloves is definitely
unpleasant. Gloves flavored in strawberry and bubble gum are a welcome
change.?
http://www.oralmyofunctional.com/products/gloves.html

Strawberry, grape and bubblegum flavored latex gloves 
http://www.superduperinc.com/F-G_Pages/gl1_3.htm

Grape flavored gloves
http://uzix.org/photo/2001/01/newyear-2k1/html/nynewyear-0007.jpg.html



==========================
Flavored Tongue Depressors
==========================


Flavored Tongue Depressors in Cherry, Mint, and Grape.
 
?Patients love the taste of these flavored tongue depressors. The
individually wrapped tongue depressors make practicing much more fun.?

ORAL MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY INTERNATIONAL
http://www.oralmyofunctional.com/products/depressors.html


TONGUE DEPRESSOR

?These Cherry & Grape flavored Tongue Depressors are a hit with
children. Fantastic for use in Pediatrics, Clinics and Speech
Therapists. ?
38100 Individually Wrapped - Cherry
38200 Individually Wrapped - Grape
http://medicalmailorder.com/applicators_swabs.html


Best regards, 
Bobbie7

Martin,

Another example of products where taste is not the primary feature is
Flavored Lip Gloss.

From a recent article dated June 2003, in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

?The flavor of Atlanta-based Cinnabon's rolls will soon be available
in cosmetics. Cinnabon Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based AFC
Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: AFCEE), has signed a licensing agreement
with Lotta Luv LLC to produce Cinnabon lip balms and lip glosses that
are expected to be available in tween-targeted stores such as Claire's
and Limited Too, by late summer.?

(..)
?Cinnabon lip gloss and lip balms are cinnamon scented and flavored
cosmetics, modeled after the familiar aroma of Cinnabon bakeries. The
custom packaging will feature a lip balm container shaped like a
Cinnabon roll with the traditional cream cheese frosting. The
tween-marketed lip balm category in the U.S. is a $500 million
industry, growing at a rate of 7 percent annually.?
?Lotta Luv has demonstrated success in the licensing of numerous
consumer brands in this category, such as Reese's Peanut Butter Cups,
Junior Mints, Bubble Yum and Tootsie Roll.?

Atlanta Business Chronicle
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2003/06/16/daily10.html


?In 1973, Bonne Bell introduced a flavored lip gloss. The first flavor
created was Strawberry and today, there are 26 flavors to choose from:
Dr. Pepper, Watermelon, Cherry, Bubble Gum. Wild Raspberry, Pina
Colada, Passion Fruit, Orange Pop, Peppermint, Red Raspberry, Grape
Jelly, Vanilla, Blueberry, Peach, Starfruit, Pink Lemonade, Pineapple,
Guava, Banana, Apple, Raspberry Chocolate, Tropical Punch, Jelly Bean,
Kiwi, and Mango.?

(..)

Here's an excerpt from a Bonne Bell press release: 
?Thanks to modern science, any flavor (synthetic interpretations of
natural flavor) can be duplicated, such as Mango, Bubble Gum, and
Guava, just to name a few. (..) In developing the individual flavors,
our research staff works with independent essential oil manufacturers
to achieve the best intended flavor. (..)  The raw materials which
make up Lip Smackers are melted together, and the warm liquid is
poured into containers. The flavor is added a the last minute to
insure the freshest taste and smell. The stick is sent through a
cooling tunnel which makes it solid.?
http://www.kevdo.com/lipbalm/bonnebell.html


SESTO-SENSO carries the following flavors of lip gloss:
Sugar Doughnut Moment Flavored Lip Gloss
Spice Tea Melody Flavored Lip Gloss
Pink Lemonade Serenade Flavored Lip Gloss
http://www.sesto-senso.com/Dirty_Girl4.html

--Bobbie7

Martin,

Regarding your Microsoft operating system question:


According to Bill Gates, hundreds of millions of people use the
Windows Operating system everyday.

"Windows is not just a key product for Microsoft, it's not just the
most successful product of all time," Gates said. "It is also the tool
that hundreds of millions of people use everyday to get their work
done.

Internet News
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/print.php/9_587461


According to Richard E. Peck, assistant editor of Law Technology News,
more than 400 million people using Windows software every day.

?And with more than 400 million people using Windows software every
day, it's likely that a few more copies will fly off the shelves. ?

Law Technology News
http://ltn-archive.hotresponse.com/december01/



There is an  estimated 400 million people on Windows

?The products receiving the most security attention either hit the
market in late 2001 to 2002 or are still in development. The installed
base is where the danger lies. Out of an estimated 400 million people
on Windows, the vast majority are on Windows 95?
http://www.securitystory.com/archives/cat_security_trends.html



Hundreds of millions of people are using Windows-based computers

?Apple, which ignited the moribund online music market last spring by
persuading record labels to loosen their restrictions on how customers
could copy purchased songs for personal use, is expected today to make
its iTunes Music Store available to the hundreds of millions of people
using Windows-based computers.?

Boston.com News
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/10/16/online_music_may_finally_play_a_tune_of_profit/



Blake,  Corporate Vice President, MSN Communications and Merchant Services states :

?While the projects that I work on today reach a couple hundred
million people, in five years they'll reach over a billion people. I
am incredibly excited to know that people around the world use our
software and services, as I've seen in small villages in the farthest
reaches of the globe. I expect to see more of that. Indeed, I see
myself in coming years being as enthused and energized by the same
things that energize me today.?
Source: Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/mba/profiles/Blake.asp


200 million people use Windows

Will making a snappy Mozilla convince Yahoo, excite, and all the other
big sites to not use Windows add-ons? I don't think so. Everybody
caters to the mom-and-pop market, and unless there's a massively good
alternative that will make Yahoo re-think its windows focus and follow
universal standards, they will continue to do so, because they know
200 million people use Windows, and it's easier to just build on top
of it.
http://slashdot.org/features/99/11/05/144251.shtml


I hope you find this information useful!

--Bobbie7

Infant pacifiers are now are available with the scent of vanilla

Playtex Safe 'N Sure Pacifier
?They are safe and have a unique vanilla scent to provide a pleasant
soothing effect.?
http://www.epinions.com/kifm-Health-Pacifiers-Playtex_Safe__N_Sure_Pacifier/display_~full_specs

Playtex Binky Safe 'N Sure Pacifier
?Vanilla-scented, and available in assorted colors.?
http://www.playtexbaby.com/bottlesandpacifiers/products/pacifiers.asp

?The Soothie, which is teal color, has a slight modification that
helps keep it in the baby's mouth. New Vanilla scent also available.?
http://www.soothiepacifier.com/sopa.html


--Bobbie7

Well done Bobbie
I've left a payment for you.

All the best,

martin

Yay! I get to participate in a Lindstrom-ga question! Here's what I've got:

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Flavored Body Lotions and Oils
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Rub it and it gets hot... blow on it and it gets hotter! Great for
massage Cherry is the most popular flavor of this moisturizing lotion
that comes in a 6.5 FL.oz bottle.

http://www.giftapolis.com/wetfunflavch.html

?4 fl. oz of Emotion Lotion. Gets "Hot" when you blow on it! Smells &
tastes yummy. An aid to groovy loving. This flavored lotion has been
used as a massage oil since the 60's. Hot seller!?

http://www.giftapolis.com/emlot.html

?Over 5 dozen fabulous flavors of edible massage oil to choose from!
All flavors are available in 3 sizes. They're perfect to share with a
loved one, and perfectly yummy too!

Ingredients: All natural food grade Grapeseed, Sunflower & Sweet Almond Oils.?

http://store.stormsong.org/cart/product.php/621/101/

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Flavored Condoms
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I was actually looking up something else when this showed up in the
search results.

?Flavored Condom
A Tasteful way to Intensify your Experience?
http://www.moiinc.com/flavors.htm


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Flavored Glue
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?Lick and stick?the self-adhesive glue that?s fun to lick!

Okay, so it's your Gran's birthday, you've got the card and seal the
Envelope. It tastes gross...You stick on a stamp. It tastes gross too.
Not so with new Lick n' Stick. Lick n' Stick is a specialy developed
self-adhesive glue which actually tastes nice! Make sure your stamps
and envelopes have new Lick n' Stick!
Available in a variety of flavours, including vegitarian friendly ones.?
http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Lick_20n_27_20Stick


?ENVELOPE GLUE RECIPE - Make Your Own!

Ingredients: 

6 tablespoons white vinegar 
(4) 0.1 oz. packets unflavored gelatin 
1 tablespoon vanilla extract (or any flavor that you like)?

http://www.rubberstampsclub.com/tips/make-your-own.html

Hope these help!

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga

Search Strategy:
Flavored products
Flavored body oils
Envelopes mint flavor
Envelopes lick seal flavor

Just to clarify--"Lick and Stick Glue" is an idea from a website
committed to "ideas" such as those, but it does reference flavored
envelope seals as does the recipe posted afterward. Thanks!

Boquinha-ga

"1. Vanilla smell in baby powder - is it true that in the "old days" in
the U.S. a smell of vanilla was added to the baby powder?"

I have found a product that is being sold NOW that meets this
criteria, in case you're interested in that. I am looking up
information on this being done in the "old days" as well.

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga

Hi lindstrom,

Just a few more for question #5:

CIGARS (& TOBACCO):
http://www.payless-cigars.com/items.php/deptid=

ROLLING PAPER:
http://www.herbalsmokeshack.com/flavoredrollingpapers.html

DOGGIE WATER (!):
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,8043299%255E29677,00.html

MEDICINE (& COUGH SYRUP/THROAT LOZENGERS):
http://www.martinavenue.com/flavored_med/

TENNIS BALLS:
http://www.melialuxurypet.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/melia/tennisballs.html


Happy New Year!
hummer

Martin, I've tried just about every combination of "vanilla" and "baby
powder" but still no clues regarding this claim.  I also phoned
Johnson & Johnson but got no where pursuing it at the supposed source.
 My strongest memories of vanilla scent are during cookie-making time
when I was a child - it's a definite "youth capturer" for me.  I'll
continue searching but this is proving to be quite elusive.

You may already have this link:
"There?s something about the scent of vanilla that?s at once sexy and
erotic, sweet and innocent. It?s an ingredient in sultry, exotic, and
mysterious Oriental fragrances, romantic floral bouquets,
sophisticated and confident modern perfumes and even in sensual,
relaxing, and calming scents. Judging by its popularity as a fragrance
in everything from bodycare to candles and air fresheners, vanilla has
that secret something that draws us in. This brings us to some tests
done by neurologist Alan Hirsch of the Smell and Taste Treatment and
Research Foundation in Chicago.

"In controlled tests designed to better understand the connection
between smell and sexual arousal, Dr. Hirsch had volunteers wear masks
scented with an array of odors. Several fragrance combinations were
found to be very effective in increasing penile blood flow. These
included lavender and pumpkin pie, doughnut and black licorice and
pumpkin pie and doughnut. However, mature men were most aroused by
just one simple smell?vanilla! Modern science has proven what native
people figured out centuries ago, and many of us discovered on our own
-- whether you prefer to eat, drink, or smell it, vanilla is
definitely a potent character in the arena of love!"

From http://www.vanilla.com/html/sexandlove.html

Also cited at
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~mukluk/perfume.html
http://www.edwardwillett.com/Columns/pheremones.htm
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/12/1687_51342.htm

Another study:
"Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center found 63% decrease in patient
anxiety when the air was scented with Heliotropin-a vanilla-like
scent"
http://www.netowne.com/alt-healing/aromatherapy/


Best regards,
journalist-ga

SEARCH STRATEGY:

vanilla history
vanilla study
"alan hirsch" scent study vanilla

In regards to question #1, it wasn't done in the olden days only:

JOHNSON'SŪ Baby Powder
Vanilla & Jasmine
http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/products/powder/babypowder-vanillajasmine;jsessionid=RUAWQTIGYG1ZWCQPCCEC5WYKB2IIWNSC
	
JOHNSON'SŪ Baby Powder
Lavender & Chamomile
http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/products/powder/baby-powder-lavender-and-chamomile;jsessionid=RUAWQTIGYG1ZWCQPCCEC5WYKB2IIWNSC

hummer

Linstrom-ga said:
?It is claimed that smell does affect our emotional register directly
- where as all other of our four senses goes through the brain.?

I have found an explanation that illustrates that ALL of the senses go
through the brain, but explains the stronger connection between small
and emotions. Smell is one of our 2 chemical senses (the other being
taste)?smell, as well as the two combined, do have a more profound
connection to our emotions and thoughts. This site scientifically
explains the stronger link between smell and thoughts, emotions, and
behavior:

?Olfactory information travels not only to the limbic system, which
refers to the primitive brain structures that govern emotions,
behavior, and memory storage, but also to the brain's cortex, or outer
layer, where conscious thought occurs. In addition, it combines with
taste information in the brain to create the sensation of flavor. Thus
odours have a profound effect on our thoughts, emotions and behavior.?

http://www.chemsoc.org/exemplarchem/entries/2003/bristol_teo/realintro.htm


Another scientific explanation follows:

?Once the odors have triggered the receptorsites, the olfactory bulb
sends nerve impulses, via the olfactory bundles, to the thalamus
(which then transmits the impulses to the neocortex) and to the
hypothalamus. Its in the neocortex that olfactory discrimination,
perception and memories occur allowing us to correctly identify what
it is we are smelling.
The hypothalamus forms part of the limbic system (the oldest part of
the brain) which activates smell-related emotions and "the olfactory
relationships with memory, eating, survival, sex and other emotional
behaviour". The limbic system is also involved with visceral
functioning, via the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems,
"including the regulation of heart rate, blood pressure, respiration,
digestive activity and levels of various hormones". In this way the
hypothalamus and limbic system play a key role in emotional conditions
such as stress and depression. Aromatherapy works by using various
odors to achieve specific therapeutic results when utilising the
person?s sense of smell to manipulate their limbic system. The odors
of the essential oils trigger limbic responses that affect the person
physically, mentally and emotionally with each oil having a variety of
effects upon the person depending on the oil?s chemical constituents
and the person?s memory association of that odour. Although it is not
known exactly how essential oils absorbed through the skin and into
the blood stream and lymphatic system affect the brain, skin
absorption through massage has a therapeutic action on the brain
functions controlled by the limbic system and on internal organ and
tissue systems.

Although the use of aromas for therapeutic use has been around for
centuries it is only recently that research has been done in earnest
to determine how our brains work to determine smells and how these
odours can affect us. One particular research is being conducted to
determine the relationship between smell and the success of ventures
such as attaining a job or selling a house. This research is aimed at
rationalising what we already instinctively know and detailing how it
actually occurs. Other research has determined the relationship of
aromas and the productivity of workers in Japan using various scents
and measuring the changes in productivity with each scent.?
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/OzConnection/How.html

The above article cites a number of references at the bottom of the
page after the article.

And according to a Disney site:

?Perhaps because it is our oldest sense and connects to our oldest
brain structures, smell most strongly triggers memories and emotions.?

http://familyfun.go.com/raisingkids/learn/activities/feature/famf010101_famfsense1/famf010101_famfsense2.html

Speaking for myself, I personally see that smell is the most
closely-linked sense to memories.

Another interesting point:
?This is surprising, considering that seventy to seventy-five percent
of what we perceive as taste actually comes from our sense of smell.?
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro00/web2/Mathrani.html


This may also interest you:

Sense of Smell Institute
?A Leading Global Resource on the Science of Olfaction?
http://senseofsmell.org/home.asp

Sense of smell linked to depression:
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20030212213532data_trunc_sys.shtml

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga

Search Strategy:
?sense of smell? emotions

Would you be interested in the example of toothpaste (particularly
kids' toothpaste) as another product where taste is not the primary
purpose?

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga

Regarding the preference for Vanilla and relationship, not necessarily
to baby powder, but to baby's exposure to the flavor:


The Influence of Early Experience with Vanillin on Food Preference Later in Life 
http://chemse.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/24/4/465

A study with 133 adults, who had been breast-fed or bottle-fed after
birth, shows that neonatal experience with vanilla influences
preferences for other foods in later life.

-K~

Martin,

?When we inhale, odors go through the nose to the olfactory nerve,
which is actually an extension of the brain. The part of the brain
that is affected by smells is the limbic system, which controls our
most primitive urges of hunger, thirst, sex, and emotions. Odors also
act upon the hypothalamic region of the brain which regulates the
endocrine system and hormones. Odors are note perceived or sensed
logically, since the olfactory nerve terminates in a part of the brain
that does not use the intellect. Therefore, we react to smells on an
emotional and largely subconscious level?
http://www.sunherb.com/magic_of_aromatherapy.htm


?Seventy-five percent of taste comes directly from our sense of smell.
It's no wonder that our positive or negative reaction to a distinctive
food, room, environment, or another person is most affected by the
odour or fragrance we perceive.?

?Our powerful reactions to what we smell occur because the sense of
smell is related to the right side of the brain, the seat of the
memory, emotions and creativity. This is why the sense of smell can
evoke powerfully vivid memories from the past (the smell of food
cooking in the kitchen after school), warn us of potential danger
(smoke coming from the next room - or the oven), and even act as the
catalyst for romantic feelings (the chemistry that ensues when we
encounter skin or hair enhanced by a desirable fragrance).?
http://www.pacconsultant.com/senseofsmell/

Smell is responsible for 90 percent of our sense of taste, notes Dr. Hirsch.
http://www.mothernature.com/Library/bookshelf/Books/32/62.cfm

?Experts differ in their assessments, but the majority suggests that
between 80 and 90 percent of taste comes from smell.?
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:DfqvcluGVa0J:www.rumshop.net/RU/lesson1.pdf+Smell+is+responsible+for+90+percent+of+our+sense+of+taste&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

-Bobbie7

It seems to me that the ultimate in odd taste treats is flavored undies.

WARNING: The sites linked below are adult-oriented.

Cherry-flavored men's underwear:

http://wholesale.adultsextoyscatalog.com/Lingerie_Erotic_Clothing_Cherry_flavored_edible_underwear_for_him.htm

A banana-flavored edible bra:

http://wholesale.adultsextoyscatalog.com/Lingerie_Erotic_Clothing_EDIBLE_BRA_BANANA_flavored_edible_bra.htm

Chocolate-flavored women's panties:

http://wholesale.adultsextoyscatalog.com/Lingerie_Erotic_Clothing_Chocolate_flavored_panties_for_her.htm

Hi Martin!

I found another example for question number five where taste is NOT
the primary feature of the product.  

Flavored Body Powders 

?Urban Decay Body Powders in 3 tasty (but not sticky) formulas. Cocoa
smells and tastes like sinfully rich chocolate; Marshamllow has the
scent and irrisistable flavor of toasted, fluffy white marshmallows.
Red Hot tastes as spicy and cinnamony as it sounds! And Honey looks,
smells, tastes, and attracts like?HONEY!?

?Urban Decay Flavored Body Powders gives skin a long-lasting radiant
glow. Dust on shoulders, face, or decolletage with Urban Decay's
signature leopard puff for glistening, soiree glamour. Makes a
scrumptious gift for you, your man, or a friend. Urban Decay's
Flavored Body Powders are sparkly, scented and delicious, just try
them and see.?
Urban Decay
http://www.urbandecay.com/ProdDtl.cfm?ID=35&SID=842


Edible body powders

?We have found success in using our edible body powders by sprinkling
on yourself and your lover. Once the edible powder is sprinkled on
your body and that of your lover?s each sumptuous kiss reveals your
choice of flavors. Honey dust is the most popular, yet our other
flavors are just as intriguing. The edible body powder, honey dust,
has been used in India since around the first century A.D.?

?Pina Colada flavored body powder - for when you want the taste and
feel of the islands?

Green Dragon Herbals
http://www.greendragonherbals.com/category19.html


I hope you find this useful!

--Bobbie7





Scented Nail Polishes
This all-natural, non-toxic, peel-off nail polish comes in Blueberry,
Bubble Gum, Grape, Green Apple, Strawberry, and Vanilla scents.
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/everythingsmells/scnapo1.html

Martin,
Please disregard the scented nail polish link.
Bobbie7

Hi Martin!

Here?s another example for a product where taste is not the primary
feature of the product.

Ex-lax is a laxative that tastes like chocolate.

?From time to time, many of us struggle with the discomfort of
constipation - a condition marked by infrequent bowel movements. It
can be caused by a low fibre diet, rushed or irregular eating
patterns, some medications, or stress. The best way to avoid
constipation is to increase the fibre in your diet and drink plenty of
water.

Sometimes it helps to have a little extra assistance to relieve
constipation. If you suffer from occasional constipation, Ex-Lax can
give you effective overnight relief.?


Ex-Lax Chocolated 

?For effective overnight relief of occasional constipation try Ex-Lax
chocolated pieces. Now there's a great-tasting way to get relief from
constipation.?
http://www.novartisconsumerhealth.ca/en/products/exlax.shtml


Ex-Lax - Chocolated Laxative
http://www.manekineko.us/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=493&language=en


I hope this helps!

Bobbie7

Hello Martin,

This article is not directly related to the five questions listed here
but I thought it might be of interest in light of all the other
questions you?ve asked.

According to an article in today?s San Jose Mercury News the Denver
Zoo is using aromatherapy in its work with some animals, especially
primates. The article seems to have originated with the Denver Post a
couple of months ago and it seems to have been picked up by the
Associated Press at the end of November and has been circulating in
the popular press ever since.

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/7579964.htm
Posted on Sat, Dec. 27, 2003
DENVER ZOO FINDS SCENTS MAKING SENSE
AROMATHERAPY SEEMS TO SOOTHE, EVEN DELIGHT, TROUBLED BEASTS
By David Kelly -- Los Angeles Times	

http://www.uncommonscents.ca/articlezoo/articleszoo.html
Denver Post Article Published: Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Zoo goes ape for aromatherapy 
By Diedtra Henderson, Denver Post Science Writer


Trying to find out whether aromatherapy has become accepted practice
among veterinarians, I found that there are two popular books aimed at
the consumer market. I did some quick research on both and Holistic
Aromatherapy for Animals seems to be a more credible resource than the
more popular Veterinary Aromatherapy.


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1899171592/002-7595434-5080025?v=glance
http://www.aromaweb.com/books/kristenleighbell.asp
Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals: A Comprehensive Guide to the Use of
Essential Oils and Hydrosols With Animals
by Kristen Leigh Bell

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0852072740/ref=pd_sxp_f/002-7595434-5080025?v=glance&s=books
http://www.aromaweb.com/books/grosjean.asp
Veterinary Aromatherapy
Author: Nelly Grosjean


Best wishes for your very intriguing project.

~ czh ~

Here are my offerings to the olfactory pile.  I went a tad off topic
but the research was so interesting, I couldn't help myself.  Hope
there's something you can use.


"Anatomical studies showed that signals from the olfactory cells in
the nose reach the olfactory area of the cortex after only a single
relay in the olfactory bulb. The olfactory cortex, in turn, connects
directly with a key structure called the hypothalamus, which controls
sexual and maternal behavior."
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/d110.html

Smell and mood:
http://www.jolique.com/perfume/sniff_at_smell5.htm

Several more articles on perfume from the archives:
http://www.jolique.com/archives/archives1.htm

Infinite Mind (requires Real Audio)
http://www.theinfinitemind.com/mind291.htm

Chemosensory stimulation:
"Mixture suppression is one way we can try to mask the bitterness in
many medications. Sensory scientists investigate various methods to
block taste receptors or disguise the bitter taste with the addition
of other ingredients. There are now companies devoted to improving
medication flavor (and consumption) by adding flavors agreeable to the
patient, no matter if the patient is a child, adult, or pet. It
appears that bubblegum flavor is a favorite with children (grape and
watermelon are close seconds), but peanut butter is the winner with
dogs, according to the FLAVORx company. The flavoring adds
approximately $4 to the prescription with this company.
http://www.bulkmsm.com/AyurvedicHerbalMSM/p51.htm

FLAVORx:
http://www.flavorx.com

Proustian phenomena:
http://chemse.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/1/111

Envirodyne Studio:
http://www.envirodine.com/id66.htm

"According to Dr. Luca Turin, a biophysicist and leading scent
researcher at the University College of London, "I believe that a
coming frontier in architecture, following on light and sound, is the
control of smell to give identity, singularity and beauty to spaces."

Flexitral:
http://www.flexitral.com/products.html

Aeromatic Biotech:
http://www.aromaticbiotech.com/biology.htm 

"When patients were submerged in a vanilla-like scent,63% of the
patients showed a reduction in anxiety. In another study, it was found
that spiced apple and powder-fresh scents improved performance on a
high-stress task. In an Austrian study, the effects of a citrus or
orange scent in the waiting room of a dental office was studied. While
patients were waiting to for dental treatment, they were immersed in
an orange smell. It was found that the odor had a relaxant effect,
mostly on women. A lower level of anxiety, a more positive mood and a
greater sense of calmness were discovered to be direct effects of the
orange odor, in comparison to the control group.
http://www.aromaticbiotech.com/biology.htm 

...which may account for the proliferation of cleaning products
containing orange oil these days.
http://www.greatcleaners.com/ogi_retail/ogi_productDirectory.asp

History of rosemary:
http://www.mindspring.com/~living-earth/Rsmry.nwslt.html

Sense of smell/anosmia article:
http://www.angelfire.com/md2/simianline/AnosmiaNews2.html

Taurine deficiency:
"Taurine is found in large amounts in the smell center of the nose
although the exact function of taurine in maintaining our sense of
smell is not known."

A few research wonks:
http://www.med.upenn.edu/stc
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Psychology/DeptInfo/StaffProfile/SChu.html
http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/reed.html
http://www.monell.org/researchoverview_h.htm

Thanks for a fun project!
V

Flavored rolling papers from a site called headshop.com (something
tells me these are not intended for tobacco users):

"Want a lot of flavor in your smokes? Try our flavored rolling paper
sampler! This flavored rolling paper sampler has all of the best
flavored rolling papers around. Comes with our Watermelon, Sour Apple,
Bubble Gum, Cherry, Blueberry and Licorice flavored rolling papers.
Now also includes Cotton Candy and Rasberry [sic]!"

http://www.headshop.com/product.asp?pID=417&cID=55

To all researchers working on the questions related to: ?A mixed pot
of questions??

boquinha-ga ? thanks for your contribution. Even though your
suggestions were fun they didn?t find the way to my book as the
stories you came up with were slightly on the edge for my audience.
But thanks anyway.

hummer-ga, good suggestions but even though your examples were
interesting they didn?t 100% match the need for the examples required
in the book.

journalist-ga I?m impressed with your work on this one. Unfortunately
none of your examples went in my book

hummer-ga eventhough I didn?t use your examples I did refer to the
product category which you helped me to identify. Thanks for that.
I?ve left a small payment for you.

boquinha-ga thanks for your contribution. I did both use and refer to
your sources in my book. Thanks for your help on this one. I?ve left a
payment for you.

knowledge_seeker-ga thanks for a very good piece of information. The
example was perfect and exactly what I could use in the book. I?ve
left a payment for you.

bobbie7-ga once again you managed to come up with some good stuff ? in
particular the staticial data ? thanks for that. I?ve left a payment
for you.

pinkfreud-ga even though your examples are very funny they went under
the same category as boguinha-ga ? as they were to ?edgy? and probably
not ?serious enough? for my audience. But thank you so much for your
work on this.

czh-ga thank you so much for your contribution. The articles were very
interesting but unfortantly they didn?t find its way into my book as
they were slightly off topic. But once again thanks for your great
help.

voila-ga thanks for your help on this one. I did use some of your
references to the medical aspect useful and have used this in my book
? thank you for your great help on this one. I?ve left a payment for
you.

Thanks to all of your for a great support on this question. I'm sorry
I couldn't use all of it - but I'm sure you'll get another chance to
come up with more good stuff as I plug along in my writing.

All the best,
Martin

Thank you, Martin!

Just a note--I've added a comment on one of your already-answered
questions that I imagine would be useful to you. There are also
additional comments there that Pinkfreud-ga posted of which perhaps
you're not aware. I hope they help! Regards!

Here's the link: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=288192

Thank you, again! As many of the other researchers have said, this
really is great fun!

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga