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

EAU DE LUCE. Tincture of benzoin: or, } " balsam of Peru, } 1 oz. Otto of lavender, 10 drops. Oil of amber, 5 " Liquor ammonia, 2 oz. If requisite, strain through cotton wool, but it must not be filtered, as it should have the appearance of a milk-white emulsion. ACETIC ACID AND ITS USE IN PERFUMERY.--The pungency of the odor of vinegar naturally brought it into the earliest use in the art of perfumery. The acetic acid, evolved by distilling acetate of copper (verdigris), is the true "aromatic" vinegar of the old alchemists. The modern aromatic vinegar is the concentrated acetic acid aromatized with various ottos, camphor, &c., thus--