Birch Waters.
| I.— | Alcohol, 96 per cent | 3,500 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 700 parts | |
| Potash soap | 200 parts | |
| Glycerine | 150 parts | |
| Oil of birch buds | 50 parts | |
| Essence of spring flowers | 100 parts | |
| Chlorophyll, quantity sufficient to color. | ||
Mix the water with 700 parts of the alcohol, and in the mixture dissolve the soap. Add the essence of spring flowers and birch oil to the remainder of the alcohol, mix well, and to the mixture add, little by little, and with constant agitation, the soap mixture. Finally, add the glycerine, mix thoroughly, and set aside for 8 days, filter and color the filtrate with chlorophyll, to which is added a little tincture of saffron. To use, add an equal volume of water to produce a lather.
| II.— | Alcohol, 96 per cent | 2,000 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 500 parts | |
| Tincture of cantharides | 25 parts | |
| Salicylic acid | 25 parts | |
| Glycerine | 100 parts | |
| Oil of birch buds | 40 parts | |
| Bergamot oil | 30 parts | |
| Geranium oil | 5 parts |
Dissolve the oils in the alcohol, add the acid and tincture of cantharides; mix the water and glycerine and add, and, finally, color as before.
| III.— | Alcohol | 30,000 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Birch juice | 3,000 parts | |
| Glycerine | 1,000 parts | |
| Bergamot oil | 90 parts | |
| Vanillin | 10 parts | |
| Geranium oil | 50 parts | |
| Water | 14,000 parts | |
| IV.— | Alcohol | 40,000 parts |
| Oil of birch | 150 parts | |
| Bergamot oil | 100 parts | |
| Lemon oil | 50 parts | |
| Palmarosa oil | 100 parts | |
| Glycerine | 2,000 parts | |
| Borax | 150 parts | |
| Water | 20,000 parts |
Violet Ammonia Water.
I.—Moisten coarsely powdered ammonium carbonate, contained in a suitable bottle, with a mixture of concentrated tincture of orris root, 2 1/2 ounces; aromatic spirit of ammonia, 1 drachm; violet extract, 3 drachms.
II.—Fill suitable bottles with coarsely powdered ammonium carbonate and add to the salt as much of the following solution as it will absorb: Oil of orris, 5 minims; oil of lavender flowers, 10 minims; violet extract, 30 minims; stronger water of ammonia, 2 fluidounces.
III.—The following is a formula for a liquid preparation: Extract violet, 8 fluidrachms; extract cassia, 8 fluidrachms; spirit of rose, 4 fluidrachms; tincture of orris, 4 fluidrachms; cologne spirit, 1 pint; spirit of ammonia, 1 ounce. Spirit of ionone may be used instead of extract of violet.