Preparations which have been introduced years ago for the care of the skin and complexion are the glycerine gelées, which have the advantage over lanolin that they go further, but present the drawback of not being so quickly absorbed by the skin. These products are filled either into glasses or into tubes. The latter way is preferable and is more and more adopted, owing to the convenience of handling.
A good recipe for such a gelée is the following:
Moisten white tragacanth powder, 50 parts, with glycerine, 200 parts, and spirit of wine, 100 parts, and shake with a suitable amount of perfume; then quickly mix and shake with warm distilled water, 650 parts.
A transparent slime will form immediately which can be drawn off at once.
Mucilage Creams.—
| I.— | Starch | 30 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Carrageen mucilage | 480 parts | |
| Boric acid | 15 parts | |
| Glycerine | 240 parts | |
| Cologne water | 240 parts |
Boil the starch in the carrageen mucilage, add the boric acid and the glycerine. Let cool, and add the cologne water.
| II.— | Linseed mucilage | 240 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Boric acid | 2 parts | |
| Salicylic acid | 1.3 parts | |
| Glycerine | 60 parts | |
| Cologne water | 120 parts | |
| Rose water | 120 parts |
Instead of the cologne water any extracts may be used. Lilac and ylang-ylang are recommended.