Hungarian Beard Wax (Cire à Moustache Hongroise.)

Castile soap, powdered3½ oz.
Mucilage of acacia10 oz.
White wax9 oz.
Glycerin3½ oz.
Oil of bergamot20 drops.
Oil of lemon10 drops.
Oil of rose10 drops.

Rub the powdered soap with the mucilage, previously diluted with nine ounces of water, then add the wax and glycerin, and heat the mass on a water-bath, stirring constantly, until it becomes homogeneous. Lastly add the oils, and pour the mass into suitable moulds.

For brown or black wax the corresponding color is added. The mass is formed into sticks the thickness of a lead pencil.

C. Bandolines.

Bandoline aux Amandes.

Tragacanth14 oz.
Rose water8 qts.
Oil of bitter almond¾ oz.

Crush the tragacanth, place it in the rose water, and leave it at rest in a warm spot, stirring occasionally, until the tragacanth has swollen to a slimy mass. Press it first through a coarse and then through a finer cloth, add a little carmine and the oil of bitter almond.

Bandoline à la Rose.

This is made like the preceding, only substituting 1½ oz. of oil of rose for the oil of bitter almond. Other varieties may be produced by the use of different odors.