Glycerin 4 ounces
Cologne 2 ounces
Benzoin 1/2 ounce
Rain water 1 pint
Mix thoroughly and apply to the hands after washing.
This remedy has also been used for years by a friend, and we have proved
it good. If applied frequently during the winter the hands will not chap."
8. Chapped Hands, Rose Cream for.--"Get ten cents' worth of rose water,
five cents' worth of glycerin and the juice of one lemon. Mix and rub on
the affected parts,"
9. Chapped Hands, Preventive for.--"A little diluted honey or almond oil
will restore softness and prevent chapping."
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10. Chapped Hands or Face, from a Twin Falls Idaho, Mother.--"One-fourth
ounce gum tragacanth dissolved in one and half pints of soft water; then
add ounce each of alcohol, glycerin and witch-hazel, also a little
perfume. I find this one of the best remedies I ever used for sore or
chapped hands."