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

SOAP POWDERS. These preparations are sold sometimes as a dentifrice and at others for shaving; they are made by reducing the soap into shavings by a plane, then thoroughly drying them in a warm situation, afterwards grinding in a mill, then perfuming with any otto desired. RYPOPHAGON SOAP. Best yellow soap, } Fig soft soap, } equal parts melted together. Perfume with anise and citronella. AMBROSIAL CREAM. Color the grease very strongly with alkanet root, then proceed as for the manufacture of saponaceous cream. The cream colored in this way has a blue tint; when it is required of a purple color we have merely to stain the white saponaceous cream with a mixture of vermilion and smalt to the shade desired. Perfume with otto of oringeat.