PerfumeryH.C. Baird, 1853 - 379 pages |
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Page 72
... impart color to powders with which it may be mixed . Ambergris . - The origin of this substance is uncertain , but it is supposed to be a bezoar of the whale ( physeter macrocephalus ) . Perhaps it is a product of disease . It is found ...
... impart color to powders with which it may be mixed . Ambergris . - The origin of this substance is uncertain , but it is supposed to be a bezoar of the whale ( physeter macrocephalus ) . Perhaps it is a product of disease . It is found ...
Page 73
... imparting thereto a very perceptible flavor , by some considered an improvement . Its chief constituent is ambreine , which crystallizes on cooling from a saturated solution of ambergris in boiling alcohol . The best ambergris is ...
... imparting thereto a very perceptible flavor , by some considered an improvement . Its chief constituent is ambreine , which crystallizes on cooling from a saturated solution of ambergris in boiling alcohol . The best ambergris is ...
Page 84
... imparted to pomades . Great care is also necessary to remove all im- purities from the lard or fat , and therefore it is safer to remelt it , and after keeping it at water - bath heat for several hours , to strain it , while hot ...
... imparted to pomades . Great care is also necessary to remove all im- purities from the lard or fat , and therefore it is safer to remelt it , and after keeping it at water - bath heat for several hours , to strain it , while hot ...
Page 85
... impart a color thereto , drain and melt at a mild heat in a very clear vessel , adding to every 50 or 60 pounds two ounces of alum and a handful of very white salt . Boil until it froths freely , and remove the scum as it arises . When ...
... impart a color thereto , drain and melt at a mild heat in a very clear vessel , adding to every 50 or 60 pounds two ounces of alum and a handful of very white salt . Boil until it froths freely , and remove the scum as it arises . When ...
Page 89
... imparted a yellow shade by admixture with a very highly - colored body . The proportion generally is one ounce to a pound of the pomade , so regulated as to give the beautiful color of fresh butter . To make the deep - yellow body ...
... imparted a yellow shade by admixture with a very highly - colored body . The proportion generally is one ounce to a pound of the pomade , so regulated as to give the beautiful color of fresh butter . To make the deep - yellow body ...
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acid alcohol alkanet almond paste alum ambrette aromatic balsam Peru beef marrow benzoin bergamot bitter almonds boiling brushes carmine CHAPTER cinnamon cloth cochineal color cool decant dentifrice distil drachm essence drms drops of essence enfleurage enflower essence of amber essence of bergamot essence of rose essence of vanilla essential oil extracts filter fleur d'oranger fragrant fresh grease heat Huile infusion jasmin jonquille l'acacia lard lard body lavender lemon liquid liquor macerate Mecca balsam melted mixed mixture mortar musk neroli noisette oil of cloves Oil of sweet olive oil orange flowers orris Orris root ounces peel perfume perfumery pomade body Pommade à Poudre pound powder prepared pulverized quantity quarts réséda rhodium rose water rouge rubbed sieve skin soap solution Spermaceti spirit stir storax sweet almonds thyme tincture Tincture of benzoin tubéreuse vanilla vanille Vinaigre vinegar water-bath White wax whole wood yellow
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