To prevent the cracking of the hands and wrists and to keep the
hands soft in the severest weather, they ought to be soaked in hot water,
completely and thoroughly dried over the stove or register and anointed
with camphor ice.
Glycerine ought never to be used alone, only in lotions, as it has a
tendency to make the skin harsh and dry.
COLD CREAM.
Three-fourths of an ounce of sperm, one-half ounce of white wax,
four ounces of oil of sweet almonds, one-half ounce of rose water, one-half
ounce of glycerine, one-half drachm of borax, five to ten drops of oil of
rose water✪ Cold Cream; melt together with moderate heat, in a granite dish, the sperm
and wax, add oil of sweet almonds (do not overheat) dissolve borax in
glycerine and rose water, and add to oil and wax as it begins to cool, then
whip thoroughly in a Keystone egg-beater or with a wire egg-beater until
it begins to cream, then add oil of rose. C. O.
CAflPHOR ICE.
One-half ounce of sperm, one ounce of white wax, two ounces oil of
sweet almonds or cotton-seed oil; melt together with gentle heat, then add
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one-half ounce of camphor; when dissolved and partly cooled add four
drops of oil of bitter almonds and eight drops of oil of mace; pour mto
molds. Druggist.
GLYCERINE CREAM.
Three-fourths of an ounce of sperm; one-half ounce of white wax,
four ounces of cotton-seed oil, one-half ounce of camphor, one-half ounce
of rose water, two drachms of glycerine, ten grains of powdered borax✪ Glycerine Cream;
melt together the sperm and white wax, add the oil, then the camphor;
when dissolved add the glycerine mixed with the rose water and borax;
stir until nearly cold, then pour into molds. F- M.
EXCELLENT CREAn FOR THE COMPLEXION.
A cream that is perfectly harmless, so harmless, indeed, that mothers
need not hesitate to rub it on infants' faces, has the juice of strawberries
as a principal ingredient. The formula is:
One-half ounce of white wax, one-half ounce of spermaceti, two and
one-half ounces of oil of sweet almonds, three-fourths of an ounce of
strawberry juice, three drops of tincture of benzoin, two drops of oil of rose✪ Excellent Cream for the Complexion.
Be sure that your druggist gives you only one-half ounce of the wax
and -of the spermaceti. More than this will make the emollient hard and
crumbly. The correct amount will give you a cream of perfect con^
sistency. Take large, fresh strawberries, wash and] drain thoroughly.
Macerate and strain through muslin. Shave the wax and spermaceti and
put in a porcelain kettle over a slow fire. When they have melted add
the almond oil. Heat slightly, remove from fire and pour in the straw-
berry juice. Fluff up quickly with an egg beater. When the mixture
begins to cream add the benzoin and the perfume. Put into little jars and
keep in a cool place. Apply at any time. Excellent for tan, sunburn, or
rough skin.
SURE CURE FOR PIMPLES.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
To prevent the cracking of the hands and wrists and to keep the hands soft in the severest weather, they ought to be soaked in hot water, completely and thoroughly dried over the stove or register and anointed with camphor ice.
Glycerine ought never to be used alone, only in lotions, as it has a tendency to make the skin harsh and dry.
COLD CREAM.
Three-fourths of an ounce of sperm, one-half ounce of white wax, four ounces of oil of sweet almonds, one-half ounce of rose water, one-half ounce of glycerine, one-half drachm of borax, five to ten drops of oil of rose water; melt together with moderate heat, in a granite dish, the sperm and wax, add oil of sweet almonds (do not overheat) dissolve borax in glycerine and rose water, and add to oil and wax as it begins to cool, then whip thoroughly in a Keystone egg-beater or with a wire egg-beater until it begins to cream, then add oil of rose. C. O.
CAMPHOR ICE.
One-half ounce of sperm, one ounce of white wax, two ounces oil of sweet almonds or cotton-seed oil; melt together with gentle heat, then add
one-half ounce of camphor; when dissolved and partly cooled add four drops of oil of bitter almonds and eight drops of oil of mace; pour into molds. Druggist.
GLYCERINE CREAM.
Three-fourths of an ounce of sperm; one-half ounce of white wax, four ounces of cotton-seed oil, one-half ounce of camphor, one-half ounce of rose water, two drachms of glycerine, ten grains of powdered borax; melt together the sperm and white wax, add the oil, then the camphor; when dissolved add the glycerine mixed with the rose water and borax; stir until nearly cold, then pour into molds. F- M.
EXCELLENT CREAM FOR THE COMPLEXION.
A cream that is perfectly harmless, so harmless, indeed, that mothers need not hesitate to rub it on infants' faces, has the juice of strawberries as a principal ingredient. The formula is:
One-half ounce of white wax, one-half ounce of spermaceti, two and one-half ounces of oil of sweet almonds, three-fourths of an ounce of strawberry juice, three drops of tincture of benzoin, two drops of oil of rose.
Be sure that your druggist gives you only one-half ounce of the wax and -of the spermaceti. More than this will make the emollient hard and crumbly. The correct amount will give you a cream of perfect consistency. Take large, fresh strawberries, wash and] drain thoroughly. Macerate and strain through muslin. Shave the wax and spermaceti and put in a porcelain kettle over a slow fire. When they have melted add the almond oil. Heat slightly, remove from fire and pour in the strawberry juice. Fluff up quickly with an egg beater. When the mixture begins to cream add the benzoin and the perfume. Put into little jars and keep in a cool place. Apply at any time. Excellent for tan, sunburn, or
rough skin.
SURE CURE FOR PIMPLES.
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