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 crême 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.