The Art of Perfumery, and Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants

SECTION XVI. HAIR WASHES. Rosemary Hair Wash--Athenian Water--Vegetable or Botanic Hair Wash--Astringent Extract of Roses and Rosemary--Saponaceous Wash--Egg Julep--Bandolines--Rose and Almond Bandoline Contents of Appendix. Manufacture of Glycerine Test for Alcohol in Essential Oils Detection of Poppy and other drying Oils in Almond and Olive Oil Coloring matter of Volatile Oils Artificial Preparation of Otto of Cinnamon Detection of Spike Oil and Turpentine in Lavender Oil The Orange Flower Waters of Commerce Concentrated Elder Water ARNALL on Spirits of Wine Purification of Spirits by Filtration COBB on Otto of Lemons BASTICK on Benzoic Acid On the Coloring matters of Flowers Bleaching Bees' Wax Chemical Examination of Naples Soap Manufacture of Soap How to Ascertain the Commercial Value of Soap On the Natural Fats Perfumes as Preventives of Mouldiness BASTICK on Fusel Oil BASTICK'S Pine Apple Flavor WAGNER'S Essence of Quince Preparation of Rum-ether Artificial Fruit essences Volatile Oil of Gaultheria Application of Chemistry to Perfumery Correspondence from the Journal of the Society of Arts Quantities of Ottos yielded by various Plants French and English Weights and Measures compared Illustrations. Drying House, Mitcham, Surrey, (Frontispiece.) Smelling, from the Dresden Gallery, (Vignette.) Pipette, to draw off small Portions of Otto from Water Tap Funnel for separating Ottos from Waters, and Spirits from Oil The Almond Styrax Benzoin Cassie Buds The Clove The Jasmine The Orange The Patchouly Plant Santal-Wood Tonquin Vanilla Vitivert Civet Cat Musk Pod Musk Deer The Censer Perfume Lamp Slab Soap Gauge Barring Gauge Squaring Gauge Soap Scoops Soap Press