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

TRANSPARENT SOFT SOAP. Solution caustic potash (Lond. Ph.), 6 lbs. Olive oil, 1 lb. Perfume to taste. Before commencing to make the soap, reduce the potash lye to one half its bulk by continued boiling. Now proceed as for the manufacture of saponaceous cream. After standing a few days, pour off the waste liquor. TRANSPARENT HARD SOAP. Reduce the soap to shavings, and dry them as much as possible, then dissolve in alcohol, using as little spirit as will effect the solution, then color and perfume as desired, and cast the product in appropriate moulds; finally dry in a warm situation. Until the Legislature allows spirit to be used for manufacturing purposes, free of duty, we cannot compete with our neighbors in this article.