Part 158

Agitate until a solution is obtained. Mop over the affected parts. Keep out of the way of ignorant persons and children.

«TOILET POWDERS:»

«Almond Powders for the Toilet.»—

I.—Almond meal 6,000 parts Bran meal 3,000 parts Soap powder 600 parts Bergamot oil 50 parts Lemon oil 15 parts Clove oil 15 parts Neroli oil 6 parts

II.—Almond meal 7,000 parts Bran meal 2,000 parts Violet root 900 parts Borax 350 parts Bitter almond oil 18 parts Palmarosa oil 36 parts Bergamot oil 10 parts

III.—Almond meal 3,000 parts Bran meal 3,000 parts Wheat flour 3,000 parts Sand 100 parts Lemon oil 40 parts Bitter almond oil 10 parts

«Bath Powder.»—

Borax 4 ounces Salicylic acid 1 drachm Extract of cassia 1 drachm Extract of jasmine 1 drachm Oil of lavender 20 minims

Rub the oil and extracts with the borax and salicylic acid until the alcohol has evaporated. Use a heaping teaspoonful to the body bath.

«Brunette or Rachelle.»—

Base 9 pounds Powdered Florentine orris 1 pound Perfume the same. Powdered yellow ocher (av.) 3 ounces 120 grains Carmine No. 40 60 grains

Rub down the carmine and ocher with alcohol in a mortar, and spread on glass to dry; then mix and sift.

«Violet Poudre de Riz.»—

I.—Cornstarch 7 pounds Rice flour 1 pound Powdered talc 1 pound Powdered orris root 1 pound Extract of cassia 3 ounces Extract of jasmine 1 ounce

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II.—Cheaper.

Potato starch 8 pounds Powdered talc 1 pound Powdered orris 1 pound Extract of cassia 3 ounces

«Barber’s Powder.»—

Cornstarch 5 pounds Precipitated chalk 3 pounds Powdered talc 2 pounds Oil of neroli 1 drachm Oil of cedrat 1 drachm Oil of orange 2 drachms Extract of jasmine 1 ounce

«Rose Poudre de Riz.»—

I.—Cornstarch 9 pounds Powdered talc 1 pound Oil of rose 1 1⁠/⁠4 drachms Extract of jasmine 6 drachms

II.—Potato starch 9 pounds Powdered talc 1 pound Oil of rose 1⁠/⁠2 drachm Extract of jasmine 1⁠/⁠2 ounce

«Ideal Cosmetic Powder.»—The following combines the best qualities that a powder for the skin should have:

Zinc, white 50 parts Calcium carbonate, precipitated 300 parts Steatite, best white 50 parts Starch, wheat, or rice 100 parts Extract white rose, triple 3 parts Extract jasmine, triple 3 parts Extract orange flower, triple 3 parts Extract of cassia, triple 3 parts Tincture of myrrh 1 part

Powder the solids and mix thoroughly by repeated siftings.

«Flesh Face Powder.»—

Base 9 pounds Powdered Florentine orris 1 pound Carmine No. 40 250 grains Extract of jasmine 100 minims Oil of neroli 20 minims Vanillin 5 grains Artificial musk 30 grains White heliotropin 30 grains Coumarin 1 grain

Rub the carmine with a portion of the base and alcohol in a mortar, mixing the perfume the same way in another large mortar, and adding the orris. Mix and sift all until specks of carmine disappear on rubbing.