86. A Water for Pimples in the Face.
Boil together a handful of the herbs Patience, and Pimpernel in Water; and wash yourself every day with the decoction.
87. A Fluid to clear a tanned Skin.
Take unripe Grapes, soak them in Water, sprinkle them with Alum and Salt, then Wrap them up in paper, and roast them in hot ashes; squeeze out the Juice, and wash the face with it every morning, it will soon remove the Tan.
88. A Fluid to whiten the Skin.
Take equal parts of the Roots of Centaury and the White Vine, a pint of Cow's Milk, and the crumb of a Wheaten Loaf; distil in a glass alembic. The distilled Water, for use, must be mixed with an equal quantity of Hungary Water: it then admirably clears the complexion.
The distilled Waters of Fennel, and White Lilies, with a little Gum Mastic, will produce the same effect.
Put into a cucurbit five pints of French Brandy; add to it a pound and a half of Crumb of Bread, three ounces of Plum-tree-gum, two ounces of Litharge of Silver in fine powder, and four ounces of sweet Almonds. The ingredients are to be beat together into a paste, and left to digest in the Spirit eight days; then distil in a vapour-bath, and wash the face and hands with the water thus obtained. It must be suffered to dry on the skin without being wiped off, and the complexion will presently become clear and glossy.
90. A distilled Water that tinges the Cheeks a beautiful Carnation Hue.