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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Violette du Bois Perfume
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Violette du Bois #1: Mix together: 1 pint Extract of violet 3 oz Extract of orris 3 oz Extract of cassie 3 oz Extract of rose 3 dro...
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Various Rondeletia Formulas
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Essence of Rondeletia Perfume: Mix together: 1 gallon Spirits (brandy 60 percent.) 2 oz otto of lavender 1 oz.otto of cloves 3 drams...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Prince Albert's Eau de Cologne
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12 drops Oil of neroli 12 drops Oil of citron 12 drops Oil of bergamot 12 drops Oil of orange 12 drops Oil of rosemary 1 drachm card...
Monday, April 13, 2015
Granulated Cold Cream
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Take: 1 ounce white wax 1 ounce spermaceti, 3 oz almond oil 3 oz otto of rose Dissolve the wax and spermaceti in the almond oil,...
Friday, April 3, 2015
To Loosen Stoppers of Toilet Bottles
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Let a drop of pure oil flow round the stopper and let the bottle stand a foot or two from the fire. After a time tap the stopper smartly, b...
Eau de Millefleurs
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Top notes: neroli, bergamot, orange, lemon, reseda, cassie, orange blossom, lavender Middle notes: rose, tuberose, jasmine, violet, cloves, ...
French Bouquet de Millefleurs Perfume
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Mix: 1 pint extract of rose 1/2 pint extracts of tuberose 1/2 pint jasmin 1/2 pint orange-flower 1/2 pint cassia 1/2 pint and viol...
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...
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