Perfumes and their preparation

by George William Askinson

Glycerin Cold-Cream B.

Expressed oil of almond	2 lb.
Wax	4½ oz.
Spermaceti	4½ oz.
Glycerin	½ lb.
Oil of rose	150 grains.
Civet	30 grains.

Camphor Ice (Camphor Cold-Cream).

Wax	2¼ oz.
Spermaceti	2¼ oz.
Expressed oil of almond	2 lb.
Camphor	4½ oz.
Oil of rosemary	90 grains.
Oil of peppermint	45 grains.
Rose water	2 lb.

Camphor Ice (Pâte Camphorique).

Lard	2 lb.
Wax	½ lb.
Camphor	½ lb.
Oil of lavender	½ oz.
Oil of rosemary	½ oz.

This mixture, which is rather firm, is frequently poured into shallow porcelain boxes; sometimes it is colored red with alkanet root.

Camphor Balls (Savonettes Camphoriques).

Expressed oil of almond	7 oz.
Purified tallow	2 lb.
Wax	7 oz.
Spermaceti	7 oz.
Camphor	7 oz.
Oil of lavender	¾ oz.
Oil of rosemary	¾ oz.
Oil of cinnamon	75 grains.

Savonette is generally understood to mean a soap cast in spherical moulds; this preparation is, as a rule, likewise sold in this form.