2. White wax, spermaceti, and almond oil, of each 1⁄4 oz.; melt, and, whilst warm, beat in 2 squares of Windsor soap previously reduced to a paste with a little rose water.
3. White soft soap, 4 oz.; spermaceti and salad oil, of each 1⁄2 oz.; melt them together, and stir until nearly cold. It may be scented at will. When properly prepared, these pastes produce a good lather with either hot or cold water, which does not dry on the face. The proper method of using them is to smear a minute quantity over the beard, and then to apply the wetted shaving-brush, and not to pour water on them, as is the common practice.
Paste, Styptic, of Gutta Percha. Syn. Pasta guttæ perchæ styptica. (Mr Beardsley.) Gutta percha, 1 oz.; Stockholm tar, 11⁄2 or 2 oz.; creosote, 1 dr.; shellac, 1 oz., or q. s. to render it sufficiently hard. To be boiled together with constant stirring, till it forms a homogeneous mass.
For alveolar hæmorrhage, and as a stopping for teeth in toothache. To be softened by moulding with the fingers.
Paste, Swediaur. See Chilblain.
Paste, Tooth. Syn. Pasta dentifricia,
Electuarium dentifricum, L. Various preparations are known under this name. They consist, for the most part, of the ordinary substances used as dentifrices, reduced to the state of a very fine powder, and mixed with sufficient honey, sugar, or capillaire, to give them the required consistence. Honey of roses is often used for this purpose, with some agreeable perfume at will. A little eau de Cologne or rectified spirit is a useful addition. The following are a few examples:—
1. (Carbon paste; Opiat carbonique.) The chippings of Turkey stone, cylinder charcoal, and prepared chalk, of each 2 oz.; cochineal and cloves, of each 1 dr.; honey, 5 oz.; eau de Cologne, q. s. It should not be put into the pots until the next day, and should be afterwards well preserved from the air. Much prized by smokers, and by persons troubled with a fetid breath from rotten teeth.
2. (Coral paste; Opiat dentifrice rouge.) From prepared coral, 8 oz.; cuttle-fish bone, 4 oz.; mastic, 2 oz.; cochineal, 1⁄4 oz.; honey, 3⁄4 lb.; essence of ambergris, 1 fl dr.; oil of cloves, 1⁄2 fl. dr., dissolved in rectified spirit, 1 fl. oz. As the last. Cleanse the teeth rapidly.
3. (Dyon’s Charcoal paste.) From chlorate of potassa, 1 dr.; mint water, 1 fl. oz.; triturate until dissolved, then add, of powdered charcoal, 2 oz.; honey, 1 oz.