Carbonate of potassium 14 oz. Water 4 lb. Orange-flower water 2 lb. Alcohol 3½ oz. Oil of neroli 150 grains. Tincture of vanilla ¾ oz. The preceding preparations owe their activity merely to the presence of carbonate of potassium which forms an emulsion with the fat of the skin and thus resembles in its effects a mild soap. The other ingredients only serve to render the composition fragrant. D. Toilet Powders. Toilet powders are used to impart whiteness and smoothness to the skin; hence they are merely a kind of dry cosmetic which are applied by means of a powder puff or a hare’s foot. Their main ingredients are starch and talcum powders, perfumed and sometimes tinted a rose-red color. It is immaterial what kind of starch is used; rice, wheat, and potato starch are equally effective, provided they are clear white and in the finest powder. In some cases the bitter-almond bran remaining after the expression of the fixed oil and the preparation of the oil of bitter almond is likewise used for toilet powders. The more thoroughly these powders are rubbed into the skin, the whiter the latter becomes and the less easily can they be detected. WHITE TOILET POWDER. Fine levigated zinc white 1¾ oz. Venetian talcum 1¾ oz. Carbonate of magnesia 1¾ oz. Oil of rose 20 drops. Oil of orris 20 drops. Mix intimately. PINK TOILET POWDER. White toilet powder (see above) 5½ oz. Carmine 8 grains. POUDRE DE PISTACHES. Pistachio meal 10 lb. Talcum 10 lb. Oil of lavender ¾ oz. Oil of rose ½ oz. Oil of cinnamon 75 grains. The oil must have been completely extracted from the pistachio meal, which is to be reduced to the finest powder. POUDRE À LA ROSE. Starch powder 20 lb. Carmine ¾ oz. Oil of rose ½ oz. Oil of santal ½ oz. Oil of vetiver 150 grains. POUDRE À LA VIOLETTE. Starch powder 20 lb. Orris root, in fine powder 10 lb. Oil of bergamot ¾ oz. Oil of lemon ¾ oz. Oil of clove 150 grains. Oil of neroli 150 grains. POUDRE BLANCHE SURFINE (POUDRE DE RIZ). Starch powder 20 lb. Subnitrate of bismuth 2 lb. Oil of lemon ¾ oz. Oil of rose 150 grains. BLANC DE PERLES SEC (DRY PEARL WHITE). Venetian chalk 20 lb. Subnitrate of bismuth 42 oz. Zinc white 42 oz. Oil of lemon 1½ oz. ANTI-ODORIN. Starch powder 1 lb. Salicylic acid 150 grains. This mixture, which is best left unperfumed, does excellent service when used to prevent an offensive odor in stockings or shoes. The inside of the stockings is dusted with the powder, and every week a teaspoonful is sprinkled into the shoes. SKIN GLOSS.