Part 144

Almond oil 1,000 parts Wax, white 300 parts Alkannin 3 parts Geranium oil 20 parts

IV.—Yellow Pomade.—

Vaseline oil, white. 1,000 parts Wax, white 200 parts Spermaceti 200 parts Saffron surrogate. 10 parts Clove oil. 20 parts

V.—White Pomade.—

Vaseline oil, white 1,000 parts Wax, white. 300 parts Bitter almond oil, genuine. 10 parts Lemon oil 2 parts

VI.—Paraffine 49.0 parts Vaseline. 49.0 parts Oil of lemon. 0.75 parts Oil of violet 0.75 parts Carmine, quantity sufficient.

«Lipol.»—For treating sore, rough, or inflamed lips, apply the following night and morning, rubbing in well with the finger tips: Camphor, 1⁠/⁠2 ounce; menthol, 1⁠/⁠2 ounce; eucalyptol, 1 drachm; petrolatum (white), 1 pound; paraffine, 1⁠/⁠2 pound; alkanet root, 1⁠/⁠2 ounce; oil of bitter almonds, 15 drops; oil of cloves, 10 drops; oil of cassia, 5 drops. Digest the root in the melted paraffine and petrolatum, strain, add the other ingredients and pour into lip jars, hot.

«MANICURE PREPARATIONS:»

«Powdered Nail Polishes.»—

I.—Tin oxide 8 drachms Carmine 1⁠/⁠4 drachm Rose oil. 6 drops Neroli oil. 5 drops

II.—Cinnabar. 1 drachm Infusorial earth. 8 drachms

III.—Putty powder (fine). 4 drachms Carmine. 2 grains Oil of rose. 1 drop

IV.—White castile soap. 1 part Hot water 16 parts Zinc chloride solution, 10 per cent, quantity sufficient.

Dissolve the soap in the water and to the solution add the zinc-chloride solution until no further precipitation occurs. Let stand over night; pour off the supernatant fluid, wash the precipitate {227} well with water, and dry at the ordinary temperature. Carmine may be added if desired.

«Polishing Pastes for the Nails.»—

I.—Talcum. 5 drachms Stannous oxide. 3 drachms Powdered tragacanth 5 grains Glycerine 1 drachm Rose water, quantity sufficient. Solution of carmine sufficient to tint.

Make paste.

For softening the nails, curing hangnails, etc., an ointment is sometimes used consisting of white petrolatum, 8 parts; powdered castile soap, 1 part; and perfume to suit.

II.—Eosine 10 grains White wax 1⁠/⁠2 drachm Spermaceti 1⁠/⁠2 drachm Soft paraffine 1 ounce Alcohol, a sufficient quantity.

Dissolve the eosine in as little alcohol as will suffice, melt the other ingredients together, add the solution, and stir until cool.

«Nail-Cleaning Washes.»—

I.—Tartaric acid 1 drachm Tincture of myrrh 1 drachm Cologne water 2 drachms Water 3 ounces

Dissolve the acid in the water; mix the tincture of myrrh and cologne, and add to the acid solution.

Dip the nails in this solution, wipe, and polish with chamois skin.

II.—Oxalic acid 30 grains Rose water 1 ounce

«Nail Varnish.»—

Paraffine wax 60 grains Chloroform 2 ounces Oil of rose 3 drops

«POMADES:»