1267. Rose Pomade

1267.    Rose Pomade. Melt together and mix in a water-bath 1 pound prepared grease and 2 ounces spermaceti; triturate in a mortar until it becomes white and smooth, then add and incorporate thoroughly 3 ounces oil of sweet almonds, 1/4 drachm oil of roses, and 1/4 drachm oil of geranium. A rose-color is obtained by heating the oil of almonds and adding to it 1/2 drachm of alkanet, and straining it before incorporation.

1268. Pomade Millefleur

1268.    Pomade Millefleur. This much esteemed pomade is strongly scented with several perfumes of the kind noticed below, so proportioned to each other that none predominate. The following are common examples; but the scents, within certain limits, may be varied at will: - Take of plain pomade, 1£ pounds avoirdupois; oil of lemon, 11/2 Imperial fluid drachms; oil of lavender (English), balsam of Peru, and essence royale, of each 1 fluid drachm; oil of cassia, oil of cloves, and essence de petit-grain, of each 1/2 fluid drachm. Or, plain pomade, 1 pound, and essence or extrait de millefleurs, 4 to 5 fluid drachms.

1269. Peruvian Pomade

1269.     Peruvian Pomade. Take h ounce each good washed lard, and clarified beef suit; balsam of Peru, 1/4 ounce; mix as before, add 1/2 fluid drachm oil of nutmeg, and pour it into pots or dumpy, wide-mouthed phials. Dr. Copland adds a little oil of lavender. In high repute as a hair-restorer.

1270. Philocome

1270.    Philocome. This compound is made without heat. Equal parts of purified beef-marrow, oils of noisettes and sweet almonds are thoroughly mixed in a marble mortar, and the whole is then perfumed by the addition of a sufficient quantity of a mixture of extracts of rose, acacia, jasmin, orange-flower and tuberose.

1271. Vanilla Pomatum

1271.     Vanilla Pomatum. Take of plain pomade 1 pound avoirdupois; melt and add 4 or 5 Imperial fluid drachms finest essence of vanilla; attar of roses, 8 or 10 drops, as before. Very fine. The plain pomade may be previously slightly tinged with annotto.

1272. East India Pomatum ; Pomade des Indes; or Pomade d'Orient

1272.    East India Pomatum ; Pomade des Indes; or Pomade d'Orient. Take beef-suet, 3/4 pound avoirdupois; lard, 1/2 pound; pure bright beeswax, 2 ounces; finest annotto, 1 drachm; gum-benzoin in coarse powder, 3/4 ounce; and grain-musk, 6 to 8 grains; digest in a covered vessel set in a water-bath, with frequent agitation, for 2 or 3 hours. After repose, decant the clear portion, add of oil of lemon, 1 Imperial fluid drachm; oil of lavender (English), 1/2 fluid drachm; oils of cassia, cloves and verbena, each 10 or 12 drops; and stir the mass until it has somewhat cooled. Lastly, pour it into pots or bottles, and let it cool very slowly, and undisturbed. Very fragrant.

1273. Transparent Pomade

1273.    Transparent Pomade. Take of best transparent soap, l1/2 drachms; 95 per cent, alcohol, 21/2 ounces. Dissolve the soap in the alcohol by heat, and add it suddenly to a quart of hot castor oil; have perfume ready / to put in at once, and pour in warm bottles. Another very superior article is prepared in the following way : Fatty oil of almonds, 24 pounds; spermaceti, 1/2 pound; oil of lemon, 3 ounces. The spermaceti is melted in a water-bath, the oils are then added, and the heat kept up until a uniform mass is obtained, in which no floating particles of spermaceti can be distinguishes. The pomade is then poured into glasses; if it is desired to obtain this pomade crystallized, the glasses must be heated beforehand, and cooled down very slowly.