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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Heliotrope for Perfuming Face Powder c1894

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We repeat our to your query, that heliotrope as odor, is generally imparted to face powder from the various ingredients in preparing it. Ho...

Creme Celeste c1894

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National Drug the following formula in a foreign journal: 80 Parts White cerate  80 Parts Spermaceti  600 Parts Oil of sweet almond  ...

Skin Bleaches or Whiteners c1902

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Lanolin 30 parts  Bitter almond oil 10 parts  Borax 1 part  Glycerine 15 parts  Hydrogen peroxide 15 parts  Mix the lanolin and o...

Petrolatum Cold Cream c1902

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Petrolatum white 7 ozs  Paraffin oz Lanolin 2 ozs  Water 3 ozs  Rose oil 3 drops  Alcohol 1 dram  A small quantity of borax may b...

Lady Palmerston's Bouquet

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2 drams Oil of rose 7 oz Extrait violet  7  1/2 oz Extrait jasmine  7  1/2 oz Extrait cassia 4 1/2 drams Oil of bergamot  1010 ml Oi...

Oxford and Cambridge Bouquet Perfume

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11 minims Oil of lemon  1 dram Oil of bergamot  1 oz Tincture of storax  3 oz Essence of musk  3 oz Essence of patchouli  4 oz Spiri...

Royal Osbourne Bouquet c1855 and Osborne Bouquet by Rimmel c1856

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Royal Osbourne Bouquet c1855 1/2 pint Extract of orris  1/4 pint Extract of vetiver  1 pint Extract of sandalwood  1/2 pint Extract ...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Various Solid Perfume Formulas

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 Frozen or Solid Perfumes with Parafinne The solid perfumes simply consist of hard paraffine which when melted is perfumed with a corres...

Paints or Rouges for the Skin

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Paints or rouges are the means by which the natural color of the skin may be heightened or changed. They are, however, objectionable prepar...

Celestial Water

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Take: 1 ounce Cinnamon 1 ounce Nutmegs 1 ounce Ginger  1 ounce Zedoary 1 ounce Galangals  1 ounce White Pepper 6 Lemon peels, pare...

Lotion de Gowland (Do not attempt)

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Take: 1 grains of bichloride of mercury (poison) 1 ounce of emulsion of bitter almonds Mix well. Be careful of the bichloride of...

Victorian Cold Cream

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Take: 10 drachms of spermaceti 4 drachms of white wax half a pound of prepared lard 15 grains of subcarbonate of potash 4 ounces of ...

Cologne du Roi

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The following formula has been published by one of the Messrs. Farina, the originators of cologne: Take: 1/4 oz Benzoin 1/4 oz Oil o...

J. Maria Farina Cologne

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4 oz Benzoin dissolved in alcohol 8 oz essence of lavender 4 oz essence of rosemary 325 qts alcohol at 75°  To this solution add s...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Fine Aromatic Vinegar

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Take: 1 pound of glacial acetic acid 2 ounces rectified spirit 2 1/2 ounces camphor (pure, crushed small) 1 1/2 drachms oil of cloves...

Vinaigre Virginal

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Benzoin in powder 2 oz. rectified spirit 8 oz. white vinegar 2 lbs.  Digest the benzoin in the spirit for 6 days, strain, and add t...

The Duchess de la Valliere's Mouth Water

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Take: 2 ounces Cinnamon 6 drachms  Cloves,  Water Cress 1 1/2 ounces fresh Lemon Peel 1 ounce Red Rose Leaves 1/2 pound Scurvy Gras...

American Dentifrice

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Take: Carbonate of magnesia……………………..4 oz Precipitated chalk………………………….8 oz Orris root (powdered)……………………..4 oz Cuttle fish bone (po...

Otto of Rose Soap

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4-1/2 lbs. Curd soap (previously colored with vermilion)  1 oz. Otto of rose 2 oz.Spirituous extract of musk  1/4 oz. Otto of santal  ...

Honey Soap

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100 lbs Best yellow soap 14 lbs. Fig soft soap  1-1/2 lb. Otto of citronella