Royal Palace Sachet

• 1 lb dried rose hips 
• 1/2 lb dried lavender
• 1/4 lb dried thyme
• 1/4 lb dried lemon thyme
• 1/4 lb dried mint
• 1/4 lb dried marjoram
• 2 oz ground cloves
• 2 oz ground allspice
• 1 drachm musk in grain

Vervaine Sachet

• 1 lb dried and ground Lemon peel  
• 1/4 lb lemon thyme
• 1 dram otto of lemon-grass
• 1/2 oz otto of lemon-peel
• 1 oz otto of bergamot

Sachet a la Mousselaine

• 1 lb powdered vetiver
• 1/2 lb sandalwood powder
• 1/2 lb orris root powder
• 1/2 lb black currant leaves
• 1/4 lb benzoin powder
• 5 drops otto of thyme
• 1/2 drachm otto of roses 

Poudre a la Mousseline

 Orris root 16 oz., coriander-seed 8 oz., musk-seed 2 oz., cinnamon, cloves, and sandal-wood, each 1 oz., star aniseed 1/4 oz., mace, ginger, and violet ebony, of each 2 oz.; beat them to a powder, and pass through a sieve.

Sachet a la Marechale

• 1/2 lb sandalwood powder
• 1/2 lb orris root powder
• 1/4 lb ground rose leaves
• 1/4 lb ground cloves
• 1/4 lb cassia bark
• 1/2 drachm grain musk 

Poudre a la Mareschale

Oak moss in powder 2 lbs., plain starch powder 1 lb., cloves 1 oz., calamus 2 oz., cyperus 2 oz., rotten oak-wood powder 2 oz.; mix. - Gray.

Sachet a la Frangipanne

Sachet a la Frangipanne:

• 3 lbs orris root powder
• 1/4 lb vetiver powder 
• 1/4 lb santal wood powder
• 1 drachm otto of neroli
• 1 drachm otto of rose
• 1 drachm otto of santal
• 1 oz ground Musk pods

The name of this sachet has been handed down to us as being derived from a Roman of the noble family of Frangipani. Mutio Frangipani was an alchemist, evidently of some repute, as we have another article called rosolis, or ros-solis, "sun-dew", an aromatic spirituous liquor, used as a stomachic, of which he is said to be the inventor, composed of wine, in which is steeped coriander, fennel, anise, and musk.


Frangipani Sachet #2:

• 3 pounds Powdered Orris 
• 1/4 pound Ground Vetiver
• 1/4 pound Ground Sandalwood
• 1/4 pound Ground Vanilla Beans
• 2 ounces Ground Tonka Beans  
• 60 minims Oil Neroli 
• 40 minims Oil Sandalwood 
• 60 minims Oil Bergamot  
• 60 minims Oil French Geranium 
• 30 minims Otto Rose 
• 1 ounce Extract Musk 
• 1/2 ounce Extract Civet 

Mix well.


Frangipani Sachet #3:

• 1 lb orris-root 
• 1 lb rose-leaves
•  1/4 lb sandalwood
• 1/4 lb Tonka beans
• 1 dram musk
• 1/4 dram civet
• 1/2 dram essence of roses

Triturate the musk, civet, and essence of roses, and mix with the other substances reduced to a powder.

Rose Sachet Recipes

Rose Sachet #1

• Orris root 200 parts 
• Rose leaves 600 parts 
• Sandalwood 100 parts 
• Patchouli 100 parts 
• Rose geranium oil 3 parts 
• Rose oil 2 parts 

Rose Sachet #2

• 1/2 pound Powdered Orris 
• 1 1/2 pound Ground Rose Leaves 
• 4 ounces Ground Sandalwood 
• 2 ounces Ground Patchouly 
• 1/2 ounce Extract Civet  
• 30 minims Oil French Geranium 
• 20 minims Otto Rose  

Mix.



Rose Sachet #3:

• 1 lb Rose hips
• 1/2 lb powdered sandal wood
• 1/4 oz. otto of roses

Rose Sachet #4:

• 8 oz Powdered florentine orris root
• 10 oz Rose leaves (air dried)
• 20 grains of powdered Musk 
• 2 oz Lavender flowers
• 10 grains of Civet

Rose Scented Sachet Powder


Rose. Powdered starch 3 oz., carmine to colour, otto of roses 3 drops, orris powder 1 oz. Violet. Orris powder 4 oz., essence of bergamot 20 drops, essence of ambergris 20 drops. Poudre de Chypre. Oak-moss is macerated in clean water for a day or two, and strongly pressed in a cloth; it is then moistened with rose-water mixed with a third of orange-flower water for two days, pressed, and pulverized.

It serves as a basis for other perfumes, the power of which it is said to increase. and sandal-wood, each

Sachet au Cypre

• 1 lb ground rosewood
• 1 lb ground cedarwood
• 1 lb ground sandalwood
• 3 drachms otto of rose or otto of rhodium

Mix and sift, then is ready for sale.

The French and English perfumers concoct a great variety of these substances, which being put into silk bags, or ornamental envelopes,find a ready sale, being both good to smell and economical as a means of
imparting an agreeable odor to linen and clothes as they lie in drawers. The following formula shows their composition. Every material is either to be ground in a mill, or powdered in a mortar, and afterwards sifted.