| X.— | Subnitrate of bismuth | 1 1/2 drachms |
|---|---|---|
| Powdered French chalk | 30 grains | |
| Glycerine | 2 drachms | |
| Rose water | 1 1/2 ounces |
Mix the powders, and rub down carefully with the glycerine; then add the rose water. Shake the bottle before use.
| XI.— | Glycerine cream | 2 drachms |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan almonds | 4 drachms | |
| Rose water | 5 ounces | |
| Essential oil of almonds | 3 drops |
Blanch the almonds, and then dry and beat them up into a perfectly smooth paste; then mix in the glycerine cream and essential oil. Gradually add the rose water, stirring well after each addition; then strain through muslin.
Tan And Freckle Lotion.—
Solution A:
Potassium iodide, iodine, glycerine, and infusion rose.
Dissolve the potassium iodide in a {242} small quantity of the infusion and a drachm of the glycerine; with this fluid moisten the iodine in a glass of water and rub it down, gradually adding more liquid, until complete solution has been obtained; then stir in the remainder of the ingredients, and bottle the mixture.
Solution B:
Sodium thiosulphate and rose water. With a small camel’s-hair pencil or piece of fine sponge apply a little of solution A to the tanned or freckled surface, until a slight or tolerably uniform brownish yellow skin has been produced. At the expiration of 15 or 20 minutes moisten a piece of cambric, lint, or soft rag with B and lay it upon the affected part, removing, squeezing away the liquid, soaking it afresh, and again applying until the iodine stain has disappeared. Repeat the process thrice daily, but diminish the frequency of application if tenderness be produced.