Poet rejected experiments to create cosmetic products (10)
I believe the answer is:
toiletries
'cosmetic products' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'poet rejected experiments to' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'to' is within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'create' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toiletries that I've seen before include "which are for use in the bathroom" , "soft soap and flannel?" , "Soaps, shampoos, etc" , "grooming products" .)