| By weight | |
|---|---|
| Iris powder, finely ground | 5,000 parts |
| Residues of musk | 1,000 parts |
| Ylang-ylang oil | 10 parts |
| Bergamot oil | 50 parts |
| Artificial musk | 2 parts |
| Ionone | 2 to 5 parts |
| Tincture of benzoin | 100 parts |
The powder may subsequently be employed for filling cheap sachets, etc.
Liquid Perfumes:
Coloring Perfumes.
Color imparted by chlorophyll will be found fairly permanent; this term is a relative one, and not too much must be expected. Colors which may suffer but little change by long exposure to diffused light may fade perceptibly by short exposure to the direct light of the sun.
Chlorophyll may be purchased or it may be prepared as follows: Digest leaves of grass, nettles, spinach, or other green herb in warm water until soft; pour off the water and crush the herb to a pulp. Boil the pulp for a short time with a half per cent solution of caustic soda, and afterwards precipitate the chlorophyll by means of dilute hydrochloric acid; wash the precipitate thoroughly with water, press and dry it, and use as much for the solution as may be necessary. Or a tincture made from grass as follows may be employed:
| Lawn grass, cut fine | 2 ounces |
| Alcohol | 16 ounces |
Put the grass in a wide-mouthed bottle, and pour the alcohol upon it. After standing a few days, agitating occasionally, pour off the liquid. The tincture may be used with both alcoholic and aqueous preparations.
Among the anilines, spirit soluble malachite green has been recommended.
A purple or violet tint may be produced by using tincture of litmus or ammoniated cochineal coloring. The former is made as follows: