DENTIFRICES
Tooth Powders:
A perfect tooth powder that will clean the teeth and mouth with thoroughness need contain but few ingredients and is easily made. For the base there is nothing better than precipitated chalk; it possesses all the detergent and polishing properties necessary for the thorough cleansing of the teeth, and it is too soft to do any injury to soft or to defective or thinly enameled teeth. This cannot be said of pumice, cuttlebone, charcoal, kieselguhr, and similar abradants that are used in tooth powders. Their use is reprehensible in a tooth powder. The use of pumice or other active abradant is well enough occasionally, by persons afflicted with a growth of tartar on the teeth, but even then it is best applied by a competent dentist. Abrading powders have much to answer for in hastening the day of the toothless race.
Next in value comes soap. Powdered white castile soap is usually an ingredient of tooth powders. There is nothing so effective for removing sordes or thickened mucus from the gums or mouth. But used alone or in too large proportions, the taste is unpleasant. Orris possesses no cleansing properties, but is used for its flavor and because it is most effective for masking the taste of the soap. Sugar or saccharine may be used for sweetening, and for flavoring almost anything can be used. Flavors should, in the main, be used singly, though mixed flavors lack the clean taste of simple flavors.
The most popular tooth powder sold is the white, saponaceous, wintergreen-flavored powder, and here is a formula for this type:
| I.— | Precipitated chalk | 1 pound |
|---|---|---|
| White castile soap | 1 ounce | |
| Florentine orris | 2 ounces | |
| Sugar (or saccharine, 2 grains) | 1 ounce | |
| Oil of wintergreen | 1/4 ounce |
The first four ingredients should be in the finest possible powder and well dried. Triturate the oil of wintergreen with part of the chalk, and mix this with the balance of the chalk. Sift each ingredient separately through a sieve (No. 80 or finer), and mix well together, afterwards sifting the mixture 5 or 6 times. The finer the sieve and the more the mixture is sifted, the finer and lighter the powder will be. {252}
This powder will cost about 15 cents a pound.
Pink, rose-flavored powder of the Caswell and Hazard, Hudnut, or McMahan type, once so popular in New York. It was made in two styles, with and without soap.
| II.— | Precipitated chalk | 1 pound |
|---|---|---|
| Florentine orris | 2 ounces | |
| Sugar | 1 1/2 ounces | |
| White castile soap | 1 ounce | |
| No. 40 carmine | 15 grains | |
| Oil of rose | 12 drops | |
| Oil of cloves | 4 drops |
Dissolve the carmine in an ounce of water of ammonia and triturate this with part of the chalk until the chalk is uniformly dyed. Then spread it in a thin layer on a sheet of paper and allow the ammonia to evaporate. When there is no ammoniacal odor left, mix this dyed chalk with the rest of the chalk and sift the whole several times until thoroughly mixed. Then proceed to make up the powder as in the previous formula, first sifting each ingredient separately and then together, being careful thoroughly to triturate the oils of rose and cloves with the orris after it is sifted and before it is added to the other powders. The oil of cloves is used to back up the oil of rose. It strengthens and accentuates the rose odor. Be careful not to get a drop too much, or it will predominate over the rose.
Violet Tooth Powder.—
| Precipitated chalk | 1 pound |
| Florentine orris | 4 ounces |
| Castile soap | 1 ounce |
| Sugar | 1 1/2 ounces |
| Extract of violet | 1/4 ounce |
| Evergreen coloring, R. & F., quantity sufficient. | |
Proceed as in the second formula, dyeing the chalk with the evergreen coloring to the desired shade before mixing.
| III.— | Precipitated chalk | 16 pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Powdered orris | 4 pounds | |
| Powdered cuttlefish bone | 2 pounds | |
| Ultramarine | 9 1/2 ounces | |
| Geranium lake | 340 grains | |
| Jasmine | 110 minims | |
| Oil of neroli | 110 minims | |
| Oil of bitter almonds | 35 minims | |
| Vanillin | 50 grains | |
| Artificial musk (Lautier’s) | 60 grains | |
| Saccharine | 140 grains |
Rub up the perfumes with 2 ounces of alcohol, dissolve the saccharine in warm water, add all to the orris, and set aside to dry. Rub the colors up with water and some chalk, and when dry pass all through a mixer and sifter twice to bring out the color.
Camphorated And Carbolated Powders.
Carbolated tooth powder may likewise be made with the first formula by substituting 2 drachms of liquefied carbolic acid for the oil of wintergreen. But the tooth powder gradually loses the odor and taste of the acid. It is not of much utility anyway, as the castile soap in the powder is of far greater antiseptic power than the small amount of carbolic acid that can safely be combined in a tooth powder. Soap is one of the best antiseptics.
Alkaline salts, borax, sodium bicarbonate, etc., are superfluous in a powder already containing soap. The only useful purpose they might serve is to correct acidity of the mouth, and that end can be reached much better by rinsing the mouth with a solution of sodium bicarbonate. Acids have no place in tooth powders, the French Codex to the contrary notwithstanding.
Peppermint As A Flavor.
English apothecaries use sugar of milk and heavy calcined magnesia in many of their tooth powders. Neither has any particular virtue as a tooth cleanser, but both are harmless. Cane sugar is preferable to milk sugar as a sweetener, and saccharine is more efficient, though objected to by some; it should be used in the proportion of 2 to 5 grains to the pound of powder, and great care taken to have it thoroughly distributed throughout.
An antiseptic tooth powder, containing the antiseptic ingredients of listerine, is popular in some localities.
| IV.— | Precipitated chalk | 1 pound |
|---|---|---|
| Castile soap | 5 drachms | |
| Borax | 3 drachms | |
| Thymol | 20 grains | |
| Menthol | 20 grains | |
| Eucalyptol | 20 grains | |
| Oil of wintergreen | 20 grains | |
| Alcohol | 1/2 ounce |
Dissolve the thymol and oils in the alcohol, and triturate with the chalk, and proceed as in the first formula. {253}
One fault with this powder is the disagreeable taste of the thymol. This may be omitted and the oil of wintergreen increased to the improvement of the taste, but with some loss of antiseptic power.
Antiseptic Powder.—
| V.— | Boric acid | 50 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Salicylic acid | 50 parts | |
| Dragon’s blood | 20 parts | |
| Calcium carbonate | 1,000 parts | |
| Essence spearmint | 12 parts |
Reduce the dragon’s blood and calcium carbonate to the finest powder, and mix the ingredients thoroughly. The powder should be used twice a day, or even oftener, in bad cases. It is especially recommended in cases where the enamel has become eroded from the effects of iron.
Menthol Tooth Powder.
| Menthol | 1 part |
| Salol | 8 parts |
| Soap, grated fine | 20 parts |
| Calcium carbonate | 20 parts |
| Magnesia carbonate | 60 parts |
| Essential oil of mint | 2 parts |
Powder finely and mix. If there is much tartar on the teeth it will be well to add to this formula from 10 to 20 parts of pumice, powdered very finely.
Tooth Powders And Pastes.
I.—Charcoal and sugar, equal weights. Mix and flavor with clove oil.
| II.— | Charcoal | 156 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Red kino | 156 parts | |
| Sugar | 6 parts | |
| Flavor with peppermint oil | ||
| III.— | Charcoal | 270 parts |
| Sulphate of quinine | 1 part | |
| Magnesia | 1 part | |
| Scent to liking. | ||
| IV.— | Charcoal | 30 parts |
| Cream of tartar | 8 parts | |
| Yellow cinchona bark | 4 parts | |
| Sugar | 15 parts | |
| Scent with oil of cloves. | ||
| V.— | Sugar | 120 parts |
| Alum | 10 parts | |
| Cream of tartar | 20 parts | |
| Cochineal | 3 parts | |
| VI.— | Cream of tartar | 1,000 parts |
| Alum | 190 parts | |
| Carbonate of magnesia | 375 parts | |
| Sugar | 375 parts | |
| Cochineal | 75 parts | |
| Essence Ceylon cinnamon | 90 parts | |
| Essence cloves | 75 parts | |
| Essence English peppermint | 45 parts | |
| VII.— | Sugar | 200 parts |
| Cream of tartar | 400 parts | |
| Magnesia | 400 parts | |
| Starch | 400 parts | |
| Cinnamon | 32 parts | |
| Mace | 11 parts | |
| Sulphate of quinine | 16 parts | |
| Carmine | 17 parts | |
| Scent with oil of peppermint and oil of rose. | ||
| VIII.— | Bleaching powder | 11 parts |
| Red coral | 12 parts | |
| IX.— | Red cinchona bark | 12 parts |
| Magnesia | 50 parts | |
| Cochineal | 9 parts | |
| Alum | 6 parts | |
| Cream of tartar | 100 parts | |
| English peppermint oil | 4 parts | |
| Cinnamon oil | 2 parts | |
Grind the first five ingredients separately, then mix the alum with the cochineal, and then add to it the cream of tartar and the bark. In the meantime the magnesia is mixed with the essential oils, and finally the whole mass is mixed through a very fine silk sieve.
| X.— | Whitewood charcoal | 250 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Cinchona bark | 125 parts | |
| Sugar | 250 parts | |
| Peppermint oil | 12 parts | |
| Cinnamon oil | 8 parts | |
| XI.— | Precipitated chalk | 750 parts |
| Cream of tartar | 250 parts | |
| Florence orris root | 250 parts | |
| Sal ammoniac | 60 parts | |
| Ambergris | 4 parts | |
| Cinnamon | 4 parts | |
| Coriander | 4 parts | |
| Cloves | 4 parts | |
| Rosewood | 4 parts | |
| XII.— | Dragon’s blood | 250 parts |
| Cream of tartar | 30 parts | |
| Florence orris root | 30 parts | |
| Cinnamon | 16 parts | |
| Cloves | 8 parts | |
| XIII.— | Precipitated chalk | 500 parts |
| Dragon’s blood | 250 parts | |
| Red sandalwood | 125 parts | |
| Alum | 125 parts | |
| Orris root | 250 parts | |
| Cloves | 15 parts | |
| Cinnamon | 15 parts | |
| Vanilla | 8 parts | |
| Rosewood | 15 parts | |
| Carmine lake | 250 parts | |
| Carmine | 8 parts | |
| XIV.— | Cream of tartar | 150 parts |
| Alum | 25 parts | |
| Cochineal | 12 parts | |
| Cloves | 25 parts | |
| Cinnamon | 25 parts | |
| Rosewood | 6 parts | |
| Scent with essence of rose. | ||
| XV.— | Coral | 20 parts |
| Sugar | 20 parts | |
| Wood charcoal | 6 parts | |
| Essence of vervain | 1 part | |
| XVI.— | Precipitated chalk | 500 parts |
| Orris root | 500 parts | |
| Carmine | 1 part | |
| Sugar | 1 part | |
| Essence of rose | 4 parts | |
| Essence of neroli | 4 parts | |
| XVII.— | Cinchona bark | 50 parts |
| Chalk | 100 parts | |
| Myrrh | 50 parts | |
| Orris root | 100 parts | |
| Cinnamon | 50 parts | |
| Carbonate of ammonia | 100 parts | |
| Oil of cloves. | 2 parts | |
| XVIII.— | Gum arabic | 30 parts |
| Cutch | 80 parts | |
| Licorice juice | 550 parts | |
| Cascarilla | 20 parts | |
| Mastic | 20 parts | |
| Orris root | 20 parts | |
| Oil of cloves | 5 parts | |
| Oil of peppermint | 15 parts | |
| Extract of amber | 5 parts | |
| Extract of musk | 5 parts | |
| XIX.— | Chalk | 200 parts |
| Cuttlebone | 100 parts | |
| Orris root | 100 parts | |
| Bergamot oil | 2 parts | |
| Lemon oil | 4 parts | |
| Neroli oil | 1 part | |
| Portugal oil | 2 parts | |
| XX.— | Borax | 50 parts |
| Chalk | 100 parts | |
| Myrrh | 25 parts | |
| Orris root | 22 parts | |
| Cinnamon | 25 parts | |
| XXI.— | Wood charcoal | 30 parts |
| White honey | 30 parts | |
| Vanilla sugar | 30 parts | |
| Cinchona bark | 16 parts | |
| Flavor with oil of peppermint. | ||
| XXII.— | Syrup of 33° B. | 38 parts |
| Cuttlebone | 200 parts | |
| Carmine lake | 30 parts | |
| English oil of peppermint | 5 parts | |
| XXIII.— | Red coral | 50 parts |
| Cinnamon | 12 parts | |
| Cochineal | 6 parts | |
| Alum | 2 1/8 parts | |
| Honey | 125 parts | |
| Water | 6 parts | |
Triturate the cochineal and the alum with the water. Then, after allowing them to stand for 24 hours, put in the honey, the coral, and the cinnamon. When the effervescence has ceased, which happens in about 48 hours, flavor with essential oils to taste.
| XXIV.— | Well-skimmed honey | 50 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Syrup of peppermint | 50 parts | |
| Orris root | 12 parts | |
| Sal ammoniac | 12 parts | |
| Cream of tartar | 12 parts | |
| Tincture of cinnamon | 3 parts | |
| Tincture of cloves | 3 parts | |
| Tincture of vanilla | 3 parts | |
| Oil of cloves | 1 part | |
| XXV.— | Cream of tartar | 120 parts |
| Pumice | 120 parts | |
| Alum | 30 parts | |
| Cochineal | 30 parts | |
| Bergamot oil | 3 parts | |
| Clove | 3 parts | |
| Make to a thick paste with honey or sugar. | ||
| XXVI.— | Honey | 250 parts |
| Precipitated chalk | 250 parts | |
| Orris root | 250 parts | |
| Tincture of opium | 7 parts | |
| Tincture of myrrh | 7 parts | |
| Oil of rose | 2 parts | |
| Oil of cloves | 2 parts | |
| Oil of nutmeg | 2 parts | |
| XXVII.— | Florentine orris | 6 parts |
| Magnesium carbonate | 2 parts | |
| Almond soap | 12 parts | |
| Calcium carbonate | 60 parts | |
| Thymol | 1 part | |
| Alcohol, quantity sufficient. | ||
Powder the solids and mix. Dissolve the thymol in as little alcohol as possible, and add perfume in a mixture in equal parts of oil of peppermint, oil of clove, oil of lemon, and oil of eucalyptus. About 1 minim of each to every ounce of powder will be sufficient.
XXVIII.—Myrrh, 10 parts; sodium chloride, 10 parts; soot, 5 parts; soap, 5 parts; lime carbonate, 500 parts.
XXIX.—Camphor, 5 parts; soap, 10 parts; saccharine, 0.25 parts; thymol, 0.5 parts; lime carbonate, 500 parts. Scent, as desired, with rose oil, sassafras oil, wintergreen oil, or peppermint oil.
XXX.—Powdered camphor, 6 parts; myrrh, 15 parts; powdered Peruvian bark, 6 parts; distilled water, 12 parts; alcohol of 80° F., 50 parts. Macerate the powders in the alcohol for a week and then filter.
XXXI.—Soap, 1; saccharine. 0.025; thymol, 0.05; lime carbonate, 50; sassafras essence, enough to perfume.
XXXII.—Camphor, 0.5; soap, 1; saccharine, 0.025; calcium carbonate, 50; oil of sassafras, or cassia, or of gaultheria, enough to perfume.
XXXIII.—Myrrh, 1; sodium chloride, 1; soap, 50; lime carbonate, 50; rose oil as required.
XXXIV.—Precipitated calcium carbonate, 60 parts; quinine sulphate, 2 parts; saponine, 0.1 part; saccharine, 0.1 part; carmine as required; oil of peppermint, sufficient.
XXXV.—Boracic acid, 100 parts; powdered starch, 50 parts; quinine hydrochlorate, 10 parts; saccharine, 1 part; vanillin (dissolved in alcohol), 1.5 parts.
Neutral Tooth Powder.
Tooth Powder For Children.—
| Magnesia carbonate | 10 parts |
| Medicinal soap | 10 parts |
| Sepia powder | 80 parts |
| Peppermint oil, quantity sufficient to flavor. |
Flavorings For Dentifrice.—
| I.— | Sassafras oil, true | 1 drachm |
|---|---|---|
| Pinus pumilio oil | 20 minims | |
| Bitter orange oil | 20 minims | |
| Wintergreen oil | 2 minims | |
| Anise oil | 4 minims | |
| Rose geranium oil | 1 minim | |
| Alcohol | 1 ounce |
Use according to taste.
| II.— | Oil of peppermint, English | 4 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Oil of aniseed | 6 parts | |
| Oil of clove | 1 part | |
| Oil of cinnamon | 1 part | |
| Saffron | 1 part | |
| Deodorized alcohol | 350 parts | |
| Water | 300 parts |
Or, cassia, 4 parts, and vanilla, 1/2 part, may be substituted for the saffron.
Liquid Dentifrices And Tooth Washes:
A French Dentifrice.
Sozodont.—
II.—The liquid tooth preparation “Sozodont” is said to contain: Soap powder, 60 parts; glycerine, 60 parts; alcohol, 360 parts; water, 220 parts; oils of peppermint, of aniseed, of clover, and of cinnamon, 1 part each; oil of wintergreen, 1–200 part.
| III.— | Thymol | 2 grains |
|---|---|---|
| Benzoic acid | 24 grains | |
| Tincture eucalyptus | 2 drachms | |
| Alcohol quantity sufficient to make | 2 ounces. |
Mix. Sig.: A teaspoonful diluted with half a wineglassful of water.
| IV.— | Carbolic acid, pure | 2 ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Glycerine, 1,260° | 1 ounce | |
| Oil wintergreen | 6 drachms | |
| Oil cinnamon | 3 drachms | |
| Powdered cochineal | 1/2 drachm | |
| S. V. R | 40 ounces | |
| Distilled water | 40 ounces |
Dissolve the acid in the glycerine with the aid of a gentle heat and the essential oils in the spirit; mix together, and add the water and cochineal; then let the preparation stand for a week and filter.
A mixture of caramel and cochineal coloring, N. F., gives an agreeable red color for saponaceous tooth washes. It is not permanent, however.
Variations of this formula follow:
| V.— | White castile soap | 1 ounce |
|---|---|---|
| Tincture of asarum | 2 drachms | |
| Oil of peppermint | 1/2 drachm | |
| Oil of wintergreen | 1/2 drachm | |
| Oil of cloves | 5 drops | |
| Oil of cassia | 5 drops | |
| Glycerine | 4 ounces | |
| Alcohol | 14 ounces | |
| Water | 14 ounces | |
| VI.— | White castile soap | 1 1/2 ounces |
| Oil of orange | 10 minims | |
| Oil of cassia | 5 minims | |
| Oil of wintergreen | 15 minims | |
| Glycerine | 3 ounces | |
| Alcohol | 8 ounces | |
| Water enough to make 1 quart. | ||
| VII.— | White castile soap | 3 ounces |
| Glycerine | 5 ounces | |
| Water | 20 ounces | |
| Alcohol | 30 ounces | |
| Oil of peppermint | 1 drachm | |
| Oil of wintergreen | 1 drachm | |
| Oil of orange peel | 1 drachm | |
| Oil of anise | 1 drachm | |
| Oil of cassia | 1 drachm | |
Beat up the soap with the glycerine; dissolve the oils in the alcohol and add to the soap and glycerine. Stir well until the soap is completely dissolved.
| VIII.— | White castile soap | 1 ounce |
|---|---|---|
| Orris root | 4 ounces | |
| Rose leaves | 4 ounces | |
| Oil of rose | 1/2 drachm | |
| Oil of neroli | 1/2 drachm | |
| Cochineal | 1/2 ounce | |
| Diluted alcohol | 2 quarts |
If the wash is intended simply as an elixir for sweetening the breath, the following preparation, resembling the celebrated eau de botot, will be found very desirable:
| IX.— | Oil of peppermint | 30 minims |
|---|---|---|
| Oil of spearmint | 15 minims | |
| Oil of cloves | 5 minims | |
| Oil of red cedar wood | 60 minims | |
| Tincture of myrrh | 1 ounce | |
| Alcohol | 1 pint |
Care must be taken not to confound the oil of cedar tops with the oil of cedar wood. The former has an odor like turpentine; the latter has the fragrance of the red cedar wood.
For a cleansing wash, a solution of soap is to be recommended. It may be made after the following formula:
| X.— | White castile soap | 1 ounce |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | 6 ounces | |
| Glycerine | 4 ounces | |
| Hot water | 6 ounces | |
| Oil of peppermint | 15 minims | |
| Oil of wintergreen | 20 minims | |
| Oil of cloves | 5 minims | |
| Extract of vanilla | 1/2 ounce |
Dissolve the soap in the hot water and add the glycerine and extract of vanilla. Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, mix the solutions, and after 24 hours filter through paper. {257}
It is customary to color such preparations. An agreeable brown-yellow tint may be given by the addition of a small quantity of caramel. A red color may be given by cochineal. The color will fade, but will be found reasonably permanent when kept from strong light.
Tooth Soaps And Pastes:
Tooth Soaps.—
| I.— | White castile soap | 225 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitated chalk | 225 parts | |
| Orris root | 225 parts | |
| Oil of peppermint | 7 parts | |
| Oil of cloves | 4 parts | |
| Water, a sufficient quantity. | ||
| II.— | Castile soap | 100 drachms |
| Precipitated chalk | 100 drachms | |
| Powdered orris root | 100 drachms | |
| White sugar | 50 drachms | |
| Rose water | 50 drachms | |
| Oil of cloves | 100 drops | |
| Oil of peppermint | 3 drachms |
Dissolve the soap in water, add the rose water, then rub up with the sugar with which the oils have been previously triturated, the orris root and the precipitated chalk.
III.—Potassium chlorate, 20 drachms; powdered white soap, 10 drachms; precipitated chalk, 20 drachms; peppermint oil, 15 drops; clove oil, 5 drops; glycerine, sufficient to mass. Use with a soft brush.
Saponaceous Tooth Pastes.—
| I.— | Precipitated carbonate of lime | 90 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Soap powder | 30 parts | |
| Ossa sepia, powdered | 15 parts | |
| Tincture of cocaine | 45 parts | |
| Oil of peppermint | 6 parts | |
| Oil of ylang-ylang | 0.3 parts | |
| Glycerine | 30 parts | |
| Rose water to cause liquefaction. Carmine solution to color. | ||
| II.— | Precipitated carbonate of lime | 150 parts |
| Soap powder | 45 parts | |
| Arrowroot | 45 parts | |
| Oil of eucalyptus | 2 parts | |
| Oil of peppermint | 1 part | |
| Oil of geranium | 1 part | |
| Oil of cloves | 0.25 parts | |
| Oil of aniseed | 0.25 parts | |
| Glycerine | 45 parts | |
| Chloroform water to cause liquefaction. Carmine solution to color. | ||
Cherry Tooth Paste.—
| III.— | Clarified honey | 100 drachms |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitated chalk | 100 drachms | |
| Powdered orris root | 100 drachms | |
| Powdered rose leaves | 60 drops | |
| Oil of cloves | 55 drops | |
| Oil of mace | 55 drops | |
| Oil of geranium | 55 drops |
Chinese Tooth Paste.—
| IV.— | Powdered pumice | 100 drachms |
|---|---|---|
| Starch | 20 drachms | |
| Oil of peppermint | 40 drops | |
| Carmine | 1/4 drachm |
Eucalyptus Paste.—Forty drachms precipitated chalk, 11 drachms soap powder, 11 drachms wheaten starch, 1/4 drachm carmine, 30 drops oil of peppermint, 30 drops oil of geranium, 60 drops eucalyptus oil, 2 drops oil of cloves, 12 drops oil of anise mixed together and incorporated to a paste, with a mixture of equal parts of glycerine and spirit.
Myrrh Tooth Paste.—
| Precipitated chalk | 8 ounces |
| Orris | 8 ounces |
| White castile soap | 2 ounces |
| Borax | 2 ounces |
| Myrrh | 1 ounce |
| Glycerine, quantity sufficient. |
Color and perfume to suit.
A thousand grams of levigated powdered oyster shells are rubbed up with 12 drachms of cochineal to a homogeneous powder. To this is added 1 drachm of potassium permanganate and 1 drachm boric acid and rubbed well up. Foam up 200 drachms castile soap and 5 drachms chemically pure glycerine and mix it with the foregoing mass, adding by teaspoonful 150 grams of boiling strained honey. The whole mass is again thoroughly rubbed up, adding while doing so 200 drops honey. Finally the mass should be put into a mortar and pounded for an hour and then kneaded with the hands for 2 hours.
Tooth Paste to be put in Collapsible Tubes.—
| Calcium carbonate, levigated | 100 parts |
| Cuttlefish bone, in fine powder | 25 parts |
| Castile soap, old white, powdered | 25 parts |
| Tincture of carmine, ammoniated | 4 parts |
| Simple syrup | 25 parts |
| Menthol | 2 parts |
| Alcohol | 5 parts |
| Attar of rose or other perfume, quantity sufficient. | |
| Rose water sufficient to make a paste. | |
Beat the soap with a little rose water, then warm until softened, add syrup and tincture of carmine. Dissolve the perfume and menthol in the alcohol and add to soap mixture. Add the solids and incorporate thoroughly. Finally, work to a proper consistency for filling into collapsible tubes, adding water, if necessary.
Mouth Washes.
| I.— | Quillaia bark | 125 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Glycerine | 95 parts | |
| Alcohol | 155 parts | |
| Macerate for 4 days and add: | ||
| Acid. carbol. cryst | 4 parts | |
| Ol. geranii | 0.6 parts | |
| Ol. caryophyll | 0.6 parts | |
| Ol. rosæ | 0.6 parts | |
| Ol. cinnam | 0.6 parts | |
| Tinct. ratanhæ | 45 parts | |
| Aqua rosæ | 900 parts | |
| Macerate again for 4 days and filter. | ||
| Thymol | 20 parts | |
| Peppermint oil | 10 parts | |
| Clove oil | 5 parts | |
| Sage oil | 5 parts | |
| Marjoram oil | 3 parts | |
| Sassafras oil | 3 parts | |
| Wintergreen oil | 0.5 parts | |
| Coumarin | 0.5 parts | |
| Alcohol, dil. | 1,000 parts | |
| A teaspoonful in a glass of water. | ||
| II.— | Tincture orris (1 in 4) | 1 1/2 parts |
| Lavender water | 1/2 part | |
| Tinct. cinnamon (1 in 8) | 1 part | |
| Tinct. yellow cinch bark | 1 part | |
| Eau de cologne | 2 parts | |
| Orris and Rose.— | ||
| III.— | Orris root | 30 drachms |
| Rose leaves | 8 drachms | |
| Soap bark | 8 drachms | |
| Cochineal | 3 1/2 drachms | |
| Diluted alcohol | 475 drachms | |
| Oil rose | 30 drops | |
| Oil neroli | 40 drops | |
| Myrrh Astringent.— | ||
| IV.— | Tincture myrrh | 125 drachms |
| Tincture benzoin | 50 drachms | |
| Tincture cinchona | 8 drachms | |
| Alcohol | 225 drachms | |
| Oil of rose | 30 drops | |
| Borotonic.— | ||
| V.— | Acid boric | 20 parts |
| Oil wintergreen | 10 parts | |
| Glycerine | 110 parts | |
| Alcohol | 150 parts | |
| Distilled water enough to make | 600 parts | |
| Sweet Salicyl.— | ||
| VI.— | Acid salicylic | 4 parts |
| Saccharine | 1 part | |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 1 part | |
| Alcohol | 200 parts | |
| Foaming Orange.— | ||
| VII.— | Castile soap | 29 drachms |
| Oil orange | 10 drops | |
| Oil cinnamon | 5 drops | |
| Distilled water | 30 drachms | |
| Alcohol | 90 drachms | |
| Australian Mint.— | ||
| VIII.— | Thymol | 0.25 parts |
| Acid benzoic | 3 parts | |
| Tincture eucalyptus | 15 parts | |
| Alcohol | 100 parts | |
| Oil peppermint | 0.75 parts | |
| Fragrant Dentine.— | ||
| IX.— | Soap bark | 125 parts |
| Glycerine | 95 parts | |
| Alcohol | 155 parts | |
| Rose water | 450 parts | |
| Macerate for 4 days and add: | ||
| Carbolic acid, cryst | 4 parts | |
| Oil geranium | 0.6 parts | |
| Oil cloves | 0.6 parts | |
| Oil rose | 0.6 parts | |
| Oil cinnamon | 0.6 parts | |
| Tincture rhatany | 45 parts | |
| Rose water | 450 parts | |
| Allow to stand 4 days; then filter. | ||
| Aromantiseptic.— | ||
| X.— | Thymol | 20 parts |
| Oil peppermint | 10 parts | |
| Oil cloves | 5 parts | |
| Oil sage | 5 parts | |
| Oil marjoram | 3 parts | |
| Oil sassafras | 3 parts | |
| Oil wintergreen | 0.5 parts | |
| Coumarin | 0.5 parts | |
| Diluted alcohol | 1,000 parts | |
The products of the foregoing formulas are used in the proportion of 1 teaspoonful in a half glassful of water.
Foaming.—
| XI.— | Soap bark, powder | 2 ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Cochineal powder | 60 grains | |
| Glycerine | 3 ounces | |
| Alcohol | 10 ounces | |
| Water sufficient to make | 32 ounces |
Mix the soap, cochineal, glycerine alcohol, and water together; let macerate for several days; filter and flavor; if same produces turbidity, shake up the mixture with magnesium carbonate, and filter through paper.
Odonter.—
| XII.— | Soap bark, powder | 2 ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Cudbear, powder | 4 drachms | |
| Glycerine | 4 ounces | |
| Alcohol | 14 ounces | |
| Water sufficient to make | 32 ounces |
Mix, and let macerate with frequent agitation, for several days; filter; add flavor; if necessary filter again through magnesium carbonate or paper pulp.
Sweet Anise.—
| XIII.— | Soap bark | 2 ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Aniseed | 4 drachms | |
| Cloves | 4 drachms | |
| Cinnamon | 4 drachms | |
| Cochineal | 60 grains | |
| Vanilla | 60 grains | |
| Oil of peppermint | 1 drachm | |
| Alcohol | 16 ounces | |
| Water sufficient to make | 32 ounces |
Reduce the drugs to coarse powder, dissolve the oil of peppermint in the alcohol, add equal parts of water, and macerate therein the powders for 5 to 6 days, with frequent agitation; place in percolator and percolate until 32 fluidounces have been obtained. Let stand for a week and filter through paper; if necessary to make it perfectly bright and clear, shake up with some magnesia, and again filter.
Saponaceous.—
| XIV.— | White castile soap | 2 ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Glycerine | 2 ounces | |
| Alcohol | 8 ounces | |
| Water | 4 ounces | |
| Oil peppermint | 20 drops | |
| Oil wintergreen | 30 drops | |
| Solution of carmine N. F. sufficient to color. | ||
Dissolve the soap in the alcohol and water, add the other ingredients, and filter.
| XV.— | Crystallized carbolic acid | 4 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Eucalyptol | 1 part | |
| Salol | 2 parts | |
| Menthol | 0.25 parts | |
| Thymol | 0.1 part | |
| Alcohol | 100 parts |
Dye with cochineal (1 1/2 per cent).