The Art of Perfumery, and Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants Part 21

Curd soap (previously colored with vermilion), 4-1/2 lbs.

Otto of rose, 1 oz.

Spirituous extract of musk, 2 oz.

Otto of santal, 1/4 oz.

" geranium, 1/4 oz.

Mix the perfumes, stir them in the soap shavings, and beat together.

TONQUIN MUSK SOAP.

Pale brown-colored curd soap, 5 lbs.

Grain musk, 1/4 oz.

Otto of bergamot, 1 oz.

Rub the musk with the bergamot, then add it to the soap, and beat up.

ORANGE-FLOWER SOAP.

Curd soap, 7 lbs.

Otto of neroli, 3-1/2 oz.

SANTAL-WOOD SOAP.

Curd soap, 7 lbs.

Otto of santal, 7 oz.

" bergamot, 2 oz.

SPERMACETI SOAP.

Curd soap, 14 lbs.

Otto of bergamot, 2-1/2 lbs.

" lemon, 1/2 lb.

CITRON SOAP.

Curd soap, 6 lbs.

Otto of citron, 3/4 lb.

" verbena (lemon-gra.s.s), 1/2 oz.

" bergamot, 4 oz.

" lemon, 2 oz.

One of the best of fancy soaps that is made.

FRANGIPANNE SOAP.

Curd soap (previously colored light brown), 7 lbs.

Civet, 1/4 oz.

Otto of neroli, 1/2 oz.

" santal, 1-1/2 oz.

" rose, 1/4 oz.

" vitivert, 1/2 oz.

Rub the civet with the various ottos, mix, and beat in the usual manner.

PATCHOULY SOAP.

Curd soap, 4-1/2 lbs.

Otto of patchouly, 1 oz.

" santal, } " vitivert, } of each, 1/4 oz.

SAPONACEOUS CREAM OF ALMONDS.

The preparation sold under this t.i.tle is a potash soft soap of lard. It has a beautiful pearly appearance, and has met with extensive demand as a shaving soap. Being also used in the manufacture of EMULSINES, it is an article of no inconsiderable consumption by the perfumer. It is made thus:--

Clarified lard, 7 lbs.

Potash of lye (containing 26 per cent. of caustic potash), 3-3/4 lbs.

Rectified spirit, 3 oz.

Otto of almonds, 2 drachms.

_Manipulation_.--Melt the lard in a porcelain vessel by a salt-water bath, or by a steam heat under 15 lbs. pressure; then run in the lye, _very slowly_, agitating the whole time; when about half the lye is in, the mixture begins to curdle; it will, however, become so firm that it cannot be stirred. The creme is then finished, but is not pearly; it will, however, a.s.sume that appearance by long trituration in a mortar, gradually adding the alcohol, in which has been dissolved the perfume.

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.

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.