Heat the ointment, oil, and solution of soda together, stirring constantly until an emulsion or saponaceous mixture is {237} formed. Then warm together the glycerine, acid, and mucilage and about 30 fluidounces of water; mix with the emulsion, stir until cold, and add the remainder of the water. Lastly, add the volatile oils.
The rose-water ointment used should be the “cold cream” of the United States Pharmacopœia.
| X.— | Spermaceti | 2 ounces |
|---|---|---|
| White wax | 2 ounces | |
| Sweet almond oil | 14 fluidounces | |
| Water, distilled | 7 fluidounces | |
| Borax, powder | 60 grains | |
| Coumarin | 1/2 grain | |
| Oil of bergamot | 24 drops | |
| Oil of rose | 6 drops | |
| Oil of bitter almonds | 8 drops | |
| Tincture of ambergris | 5 drops |
Melt the spermaceti and wax, add the sweet almond oil, incorporate the water in which the borax has previously been dissolved, and finally add the oils of bergamot, rose, and bitter almond.
| XI.— | Honey | 2 av. ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Castile soap, white powder | 1 av. ounce | |
| Oil sweet almonds | 26 fluidounces | |
| Oil bitter almonds | 1 fluidrachm | |
| Oil bergamot | 1/2 fluidrachm | |
| Oil cloves | 15 drops | |
| Peru balsam | 1 fluidrachm | |
| Liquor potassa. Solution carmine, of each sufficient. | ||
Mix the honey with the soap in a mortar, and add enough liquor potassa (about 1 fluidrachm) to produce a nice cream. Mix the volatile oils and balsam with the sweet almond oil, mix this with the cream, and continue the trituration until thoroughly mixed. Finally add, if desired, enough carmine solution to impart a rose tint.
| XII.— | White wax | 800 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Spermaceti | 800 parts | |
| Sweet almond oil | 5,600 parts | |
| Distilled water | 2,800 parts | |
| Borax | 50 parts | |
| Bergamot oil | 20 parts | |
| Attar of rose | 5 parts | |
| Coumarin | 0.1 part |
Add for each pound of the cream 5 drops of etheric oil of bitter almonds, and 3 drops tincture of ambra. Proceed as in making cold cream.
The following also makes a fine cream:
| XIII.— | Spermaceti | 3 parts |
|---|---|---|
| White wax | 2 parts | |
| Oil of almonds, fresh | 12 parts | |
| Rose water, double | 1 part | |
| Glycerine, pure | 1 part |