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[smokely]

you are far from intelligence and intellectuality

[Oracle]

Was that comment specifically aimed at Eliko, or was it a general bon mot.

[denizaksulu]

"Women have to be more careful than men"

From an article by Robert Tait: Guardian Thursday May 29 2008

A powerful Turkish state body Diyanet, has urged women to cover up and behave modestly to avoid provoking male sexual desire.

They equated flirting with adultery and condemned women for wearing perfume putting the onus squarely on women by urging them to cover up and behave modestly to avoid provoking male sexual desires.

"Women have to be more careful, since they have stimulants," the article stated. "Muhammad did not think kindly of women who put on perfumes outside their homes and go strolling and saw this as immoral behaviour."

I wonder how this would go down with the Parisienne Perfumers if Turkey joins us in the EU?

Men arent the only ones full of sexual desire. Women are just as horny as men, if not more. FACT.

Maybe it is the men, indeed, that Islam is out to protect ...

The inference is less about whether perfume is actually used as a provocative sexual allure ... and more about the (further) loss of freedom women in Islamic societies have to face.

Would you not feel perturbed to be condemned by law for wearing after-shave?

Since we are on topic , I recall an occasion when I was discovering the antiquities of Turkey.We were travelling by buses/coaches everywhere. These trips were usually long journeys into the hinterland in the middle of July/August. The drivers attendant would come around with abottle of Eau de cologne and sprinkle dollops of it into outstretched hands - obviously for refreshing purposes. These were as usual in the country lemon scented. At bus stations men in baggy trousers would sell 'dabs ' of perfume to anybody who wished to partake of the service. I had thought it odd that the men should wear this stuff. Very nice it was too. Yhey were essences of all kinds of flowers. My then wife retorted - "its to cover up body aromas in the heat". Well I dont suppose they had meant to have an orgy on the bus/coach after all.

[Oracle]

As a fellow Chemist Denizaksulu ... you are probably also well aware of the antibacterial / antifungal properties of many "perfumes". In particular essential oil extracts from many aromatic plants and flowers are potent inhibitors of the spread of infectious agents.

And was it not the Romans who scrubbed themselves with Lavender (lavage) to cleanse their skins of parasites?

Having an abundance of fast growing Mint invading every corner of the "garden" ... I have taken to using bunches of it instead of soap and I highly recommend it

A refreshingly minty scented Oracle wishes you a good day ... off for a swim now!

[denizaksulu]

As a fellow Chemist Denizaksulu ... you are probably also well aware of the antibacterial / antifungal properties of many "perfumes". In particular essential oil extracts from many aromatic plants and flowers are potent inhibitors of the spread of infectious agents.

And was it not the Romans who scrubbed themselves with Lavender (lavage) to cleanse their skins of parasites?

Having an abundance of fast growing Mint invading every corner of the "garden" ... I have taken to using bunches of it instead of soap and I highly recommend it

A refreshingly minty scented Oracle wishes you a good day ... off for a swim now!

Its bad enough trying to put up with students soaked in coconut oil/butter. Mint on a human body will not excite me. But 'carnation' is a different matter. My wife would always wonder why I would purchase Roger Gallett - Carnation soap. Yesterday I walked through Burlington arcade, and recalled the effect it had on me when I saw my once favorite cleanser.

I will stick to drinking mint rather than making love to it. Sorry, no thanks.

[Oracle]

As a fellow Chemist Denizaksulu ... you are probably also well aware of the antibacterial / antifungal properties of many "perfumes". In particular essential oil extracts from many aromatic plants and flowers are potent inhibitors of the spread of infectious agents.

And was it not the Romans who scrubbed themselves with Lavender (lavage) to cleanse their skins of parasites?

Having an abundance of fast growing Mint invading every corner of the "garden" ... I have taken to using bunches of it instead of soap and I highly recommend it

A refreshingly minty scented Oracle wishes you a good day ... off for a swim now!

Its bad enough trying to put up with students soaked in coconut oil/butter. Mint on a human body will not excite me. But 'carnation' is a different matter. My wife would always wonder why I would purchase Roger Gallett - Carnation soap. Yesterday I walked through Burlington arcade, and recalled the effect it had on me when I saw my once favorite cleanser.

I will stick to drinking mint rather than making love to it. Sorry, no thanks.

Indeed as any worthwhile aromatherapist would tell you ... each and every scent stimulates different emotions and hence reactions.

Rose oil for sensual stimulation, Gardenia to soothe, Citronella being good at warding off insects ....

And so I am much relieved to have found an anti-Turk scent in the guise of a mint rub

[denizaksulu]

As a fellow Chemist Denizaksulu ... you are probably also well aware of the antibacterial / antifungal properties of many "perfumes". In particular essential oil extracts from many aromatic plants and flowers are potent inhibitors of the spread of infectious agents.

And was it not the Romans who scrubbed themselves with Lavender (lavage) to cleanse their skins of parasites?

Having an abundance of fast growing Mint invading every corner of the "garden" ... I have taken to using bunches of it instead of soap and I highly recommend it

A refreshingly minty scented Oracle wishes you a good day ... off for a swim now!

Its bad enough trying to put up with students soaked in coconut oil/butter. Mint on a human body will not excite me. But 'carnation' is a different matter. My wife would always wonder why I would purchase Roger Gallett - Carnation soap. Yesterday I walked through Burlington arcade, and recalled the effect it had on me when I saw my once favorite cleanser.

I will stick to drinking mint rather than making love to it. Sorry, no thanks.

Indeed as any worthwhile aromatherapist would tell you ... each and every scent stimulates different emotions and hence reactions.

Rose oil for sensual stimulation, Gardenia to soothe, Citronella being good at warding off insects ....

And so I am much relieved to have found an anti-Turk scent in the guise of a mint rub

I am not anti-Turk and I drink the stuff.

[Oracle]

As a fellow Chemist Denizaksulu ... you are probably also well aware of the antibacterial / antifungal properties of many "perfumes". In particular essential oil extracts from many aromatic plants and flowers are potent inhibitors of the spread of infectious agents.

And was it not the Romans who scrubbed themselves with Lavender (lavage) to cleanse their skins of parasites?

Having an abundance of fast growing Mint invading every corner of the "garden" ... I have taken to using bunches of it instead of soap and I highly recommend it

A refreshingly minty scented Oracle wishes you a good day ... off for a swim now!

Its bad enough trying to put up with students soaked in coconut oil/butter. Mint on a human body will not excite me. But 'carnation' is a different matter. My wife would always wonder why I would purchase Roger Gallett - Carnation soap. Yesterday I walked through Burlington arcade, and recalled the effect it had on me when I saw my once favorite cleanser.

I will stick to drinking mint rather than making love to it. Sorry, no thanks.

Indeed as any worthwhile aromatherapist would tell you ... each and every scent stimulates different emotions and hence reactions.

Rose oil for sensual stimulation, Gardenia to soothe, Citronella being good at warding off insects ....

And so I am much relieved to have found an anti-Turk scent in the guise of a mint rub

I am not anti-Turk and I drink the stuff.

Like snakes are immune to their own venom?

[tessintrnc]

Deniz is a gentleman NOT a snake

[Oracle]

Who said he was a snake?

If I said he was tall like a tree .... am I calling him a tree?