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Thursday, April 29, 2010

I Want to Be a "Nose" When I Grow Up!

Did you know that there is an actual job called a "nose"? Noses are people who have very sensitive sense of smell, and they have learned to identify all the fragrance ingredients in a perfume, cosmetic, or a food just by sniffing it!

If this sounds like something you might be interested in, start training your nose now! Place small amounts of flavor extracts, perfumes, spices, fruit peel, or other smelly things in small containers. Close your eyes and have a friend open one of the containers under your nose. Can you identify the smell? Try mixing different scents and see if you can identify them. Make this a game with your friends and see who is the best "nose"!

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