3. Olive oil, 3 pints; white wax, 3 ounces; spermaceti, 1 ounce; scent
with oil of roses and oil of bitter almonds.
_Bears' Oil._--The best description of lard oil, properly perfumed, is
far preferable to any other kind of oil.
_Cosmetic Soap, for Washing the Hands._--Take a pound of castile soap,
or any other nice old soap; scrape it fine; put it on the fire with a
little water, stir it to a smooth paste; turn it into a bowl; or any
kind of essence; beat it with a silver spoon till well mixed; thicken it
with Indian meal, and keep it in small pots, closely covered; exposure
to the air will harden it.
_Cosmetic Wash for the Hair._--Red wine, one pound; salt, one drachm;
sulphate of iron, two drachms; boil for a few minutes, add common
verdigris, one drachm; leave it on the fire two minutes; withdraw it,
and add two drachms of powdered nutgall. Rub the hair with the liquid,
in a few minutes dry it with a warm cloth, and afterwards wash with
water.
_To Remove Dandruff._--Take a thimbleful of powdered refined borax, let
it dissolve in a teacupful of water, first brush the head well, then wet
a brush and apply it to the head. Do this every day for a week, and
twice a week for a few times, and you will effectually remove the
dandruff.
_To Make the Complexion Fair._--Take emulsion of bitter almonds, one
pint; oxymuriate of quicksilver, two and a half grains; sal ammonia, one
drachm. Use moderately for pimples, freckles, tanned complexions.
_Eau de Cologne--Cologne Water._--Oil of lavender, oil of bergamot, oil
of lemon, oil of neroli, each one ounce; oil of cinnamon, half an
ounce; spirit of rosemary, fifteen ounces; highly rectified spirits,
eight pints. Let them stand fourteen days; then distil in a water bath.
2. Essential oils of bergamot, lemon, neroli, orange-peel and rosemary,
each twelve drops; cardamon seeds, one drachm, rectified spirits, one
pint. It improves by age.
_Eau de Rosieres._--Spirits of roses, 4 pints; spirits of jessamine, one
pint; spirits of orange flowers, one pint; spirits of cucumber, two and
a quarter pints; spirits of celery seed, two and a quarter pints;
spirits of angelica root, two and three quarter pints; tincture of
benzoin, three quarters of a pint; balsam of Mecca, a few drops.
_Eau de Violettes._--Macerate five ounces of fine orris root in a quart
of rectified spirits, for some days, and filter.
_Esprit de Bouquet._--Oil of lavender, oil of cloves and oil of
bergamot, each two drachms; otto of rose, and oil of cinnamon, each,
twenty drops; essence of musk, one drachm; rectified spirits, one pint.
Mix.
_Essence of Ambergris._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; ambergris, 24
grains. Let it stand for three days in a warm place, and filter.
_Essence of Bergamot._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; bergamot-peel,
four ounces: as above.
_Essence of Cedrat._--Essence of bergamot, one ounce; essence of neroli,
two drachms.
_Essence of Cloves._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; bruised cloves, one
ounce.
_Essence for the Headache._--Spirits of wine, two pounds; roche alum, in
fine powder, two ounces; camphor, four ounces; essence of lemon, half an
ounce; strong water of ammonia, four ounces. Stop the bottle close, and
shake it daily, for three or four days.
_Essence of Lavender._--Essential oil of lavender, three and a half
ounces; rectified spirits, two quarts; rose water, half a pint; tincture
of orris, half a pint.
_Essence of Lemon._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; fresh lemon-peel,
four ounces.
_Essence of Musk._--Take one pint proof spirit, and add two drachms
musk. Let it stand a fortnight, with frequent agitation.
_Essence of Neroli._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; orange-peel, cut
small, three ounces; orris root in powder, one drachm; musk, two
grains.
_Essence for Smelling Bottles._--Oil of lavender and essence of
bergamot, each one drachm; oil of orange-peel, eight drops; oil of
cinnamon, four drops; oil of neroli, two drops; alcohol and strongest
water of ammonia, each two ounces.
_Essence of Verbena Leaf._--Take rectified spirits of wine, half a pint;
otto of verbena, half a drachm; otto of bergamot, one drachm; tincture
of tolu, quarter of an ounce. Mix them together, and it is ready for
use. This sweet scent does not stain the handkerchief and is very
economical.
_Essence of Violets._--Spirits of wine, half a pint; orris root, one
ounce. Other essences in the same manner.
_Eye Water._--Take one pint of rose water, and add one teaspoonful each
of spirits of camphor and laudanum. Mix and bottle. To be shaken and
applied to the eyes as often as necessary. Perfectly harmless.
_Honey Water._--Rectified spirits, eight pints; oil of cloves, oil of
lavender, oil of bergamot, each half an ounce; musk, eight grains;
yellow sandus shavings, four ounces; digest for eight days and add two
pints each of orange flower and rose water.
_Lavender Water._--Oil of lavender, four ounces; spirit, three quarts;
rose water, one pint. Mix and filter.
_Lisbon Water._--To rectified spirit, one gallon, add essential oils of
orange-peel and lemon-peel, of each three ounces, and otto of roses, one
quarter of an ounce.
_Odoriferous Lavender Water._--Rectified spirit, five gallons; essential
oil of lavender, twenty ounces; oil of bergamot, five ounces; essence of
ambergris, half an ounce.
2. Oil of lavender, three drachms; oil of bergamot, twenty drops;
nerolic, six drops; otto of roses, six drops; essence of cedrat, eight
drops; essence of musk, twenty drops; rectified spirit, twenty-eight
fluid ounces; distilled water, four ounces.
_Queen of Hungary's Water._--Spirit of rosemary, four pints; orange
flower water, one quarter of a pint; essence of neroli, four drops.