The Art of Perfumery eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 224 pages of information about The Art of Perfumery.

The Art of Perfumery eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 224 pages of information about The Art of Perfumery.

CITRON SOAP.

Curd soap, 6 lbs. 
Otto of citron, 3/4 lb.
   " verbena (lemon-grass), 1/2 oz.
   " bergamot, 4 oz.
   " lemon, 2 oz.

One of the best of fancy soaps that is made.

FRANGIPANNE SOAP.

Curd soap (previously colored light brown),       7 lbs. 
Civet,                                           1/4 oz. 
Otto of neroli,                                  1/2 oz.
"       santal,                                1-1/2 oz.
"       rose,                                    1/4 oz.
"       vitivert,                                1/2 oz.

Rub the civet with the various ottos, mix, and beat in the usual manner.

PATCHOULY SOAP.

Curd soap,                       4-1/2 lbs. 
Otto of patchouly,                    1 oz.
"       santal,   }
"       vitivert, } of each,        1/4 oz.

SAPONACEOUS CREAM OF ALMONDS.

The preparation sold under this title is a potash soft soap of lard.  It has a beautiful pearly appearance, and has met with extensive demand as a shaving soap.  Being also used in the manufacture of EMULSINES, it is an article of no inconsiderable consumption by the perfumer.  It is made thus:—­

Clarified lard, 7 lbs. 
Potash of lye (containing 26 per cent. of caustic
  potash), 3-3/4 lbs. 
Rectified spirit, 3 oz. 
Otto of almonds, 2 drachms.

Manipulation.—­Melt the lard in a porcelain vessel by a salt-water bath, or by a steam heat under 15 lbs. pressure; then run in the lye, very slowly, agitating the whole time; when about half the lye is in, the mixture begins to curdle; it will, however, become so firm that it cannot be stirred.  The creme is then finished, but is not pearly; it will, however, assume that appearance by long trituration in a mortar, gradually adding the alcohol, in which has been dissolved the perfume.

SOAP POWDERS.

These preparations are sold sometimes as a dentifrice and at others for shaving; they are made by reducing the soap into shavings by a plane, then thoroughly drying them in a warm situation, afterwards grinding in a mill, then perfuming with any otto desired.

RYPOPHAGON SOAP.

Best yellow soap, }
Fig soft soap, } equal parts melted together.

Perfume with anise and citronella.

AMBROSIAL CREAM.

Color the grease very strongly with alkanet root, then proceed as for the manufacture of saponaceous cream.  The cream colored in this way has a blue tint; when it is required of a purple color we have merely to stain the white saponaceous cream with a mixture of vermilion and smalt to the shade desired.  Perfume with otto of oringeat.

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