The Art of Perfumery, and Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants: With Instructions for the Manufacture of Perfumes for the Handkerchief, Scented Powders, Odorous Vinegars, Dentifrices, Pomatums, Cosmetics, Perfumed Soap, Etc., to which is Added an Appendix on Preparing Artificial Fruit-Essences, Etc.Piesse, G. W. Septimus (George William Septimus)
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The Art of Perfumery, and Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants: With Instructions for the Manufacture of Perfumes for the Handkerchief, Scented Powders, Odorous Vinegars, Dentifrices, Pomatums, Cosmetics, Perfumed Soap, Etc., to which is Added an Appendix on Preparing Artificial Fruit-Essences, Etc.
Piesse, G. W. Septimus (George William Septimus)
Cosmetics; Perfumes
Curd soap, 28 lbs.
Otto of rosemary, 1-1/4 lb.
Camphor, 1-1/4 lb.
Reduce the camphor to powder by rubbing it in a mortar with the addition
of an ounce or more of almond oil, then sift it. When the soap is melted
and ready to turn out, add the camphor and rosemary, using the crutch
for mixing.
HONEY SOAP.
Best yellow soap, 1 cwt.
Fig soft soap, 14 lbs.
Otto of citronella, 1-1/2 lb.
WHITE WINDSOR SOAP.
Curd soap, 1 cwt.
Marine soap, 21 lbs.
Oil soap, 14 lbs.
Otto of caraway, 1-1/2 lbs.
" thyme, }
" rosemary, } of each 1/2 lb.
" cassia,}
" cloves,} of each 1/4 lb.
BROWN WINDSOR SOAP.
Curd soap, 3/4 cwt.
Marine soap, 1/4 "
Yellow soap, 1/4 "
Oil soap, 1/4 "
Brown coloring (caramel), 1/2 pint.
Otto of caraway, }
" cloves, }
" thyme, } each, 1/2 lb.
" cassia, }
" petit grain, }
" French lavender, }
SAND SOAP.
Curd soap, 7 lbs.
Marine soap, 7 lbs.
Sifted silver sand, 28 lbs.
Otto of thyme, }
" cassia, }
" caraway, } each, 2 oz.
" French lavender, }
FULLER'S EARTH SOAP.
Curd soap, 10-1/2 lbs.
Marine soap, 3-1/2 lbs.
Fuller's earth (baked), 14 lbs.
Otto of French lavender, 2 oz.
" origanum, 1 oz.
The above forms are indicative of the method adopted for perfuming soaps
while hot or melted.
All the very highly scented soaps are, however, perfumed cold, in order
to avoid the loss of scent, 20 per cent. of perfume being evaporated by
the hot process.
The variously named soaps, from the sublime "Sultana" to the ridiculous
"Turtle's Marrow," we cannot of course be expected to notice; the reader
may, however, rest assured that he has lost nothing by their omission.
The receipts given produce only the finest quality of the article
named. Where cheap soaps are required, not much acumen is necessary to
discern that by omitting the expensive perfumes, or lessening the
quantity, the object desired is attained. Still lower qualities of
scented soap are made by using greater proportions of yellow soap, and
employing a very common curd, omitting the oil soap altogether.
SCENTING SOAPS HOT.
In the previous remarks, the methods explained of scenting soap involved
the necessity of melting it. The high temperature of the soap under
these circumstances involves the obvious loss of a great deal of perfume
by evaporation. With very highly scented soaps, and with perfume of an
expensive character, the loss of ottos is too great to be borne in a
commercial sense; hence the adoption of the plan of
SCENTING SOAPS COLD.
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