Pomades
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This section is from the "Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas Recipes Processes" encyclopedia, by Norman W. Henley and others.
Pomades
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Beef-Marrow Pomade.— Vaseline oil, yellow ........20,000 parts
Ceresine, yellow 3,000 parts Beef marrow .. 2,000 parts Saffron substitute ........ 15 parts
Lemon oil..... 50 parts
Bergamot oil. . . 20 parts
Clove oil...... 5 parts
Lavender oil... 10 parts
II
China Pomade.— Vaseline oil, yellow..... 20,000 parts
Ceresine, yellow ........ 5,000 parts
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brown...... 12 parts
Peru balsam... 50 parts
Lemon oil..... 5 parts
Bergamot oil.. 5 parts
Clove oil...... 5 parts
Lavender oil.. 5 parts
III
Crystalline Honey Pomade.— Nut oil, 125 drachms; spermaceti, 15 drachms; gamboge, 2 drachms; vervain oil, 10 drops; cinnamon oil, 20 drops; bergamot oil, 30 drops; rose oil, 3 drops. The spermaceti is melted in the nut oil on a water bath and digested with the gamboge for 20 minutes; it is next strained, scented, and poured into cans which are standing in water. The cooling must take place very slowly. Instead of gamboge, butter color may be used. Any desired scent mixture may be employed.
IV
Herb Pomade. — Vaseline oil, yellow........20,000 parts
Ceresine, yellow 5,000 parts
Chlorophyll... 20 parts
Lemon oil..... 50 parts
Clove oil...... 20 parts
Geranium oil, African..... 12 parts
Curled mint oil. 4 parts
V
Rose Pomade.— Vaseline oil,
white....... 20,000 parts
Ceresine, white 5,000 parts
Alkannin..... 15 parts
Geranium oil,
African..... 50 parts
Palmarosa oil. 30 parts
Lemon oil.... 20 parts
VI
Strawberry Pomade.—When the strawberry season is on, and berries are plenty and cheap, the following is timely: Strawberries, ripe
and fresh...... 4 parts
Lard, sweet and
fresh.......... 25 parts
Tallow, fresh..... 5 parts Alkanet tincture, quantity sufficient. Essential oil, quantity sufficient to perfume. Melt lard and tallow together on the water bath at the temperature of boiling water. Have the strawberries arranged on a straining cloth. Add the alkanet tincture to the melted grease, stir in, and then pour the mixture over the berries. Stir the strained fats until the mass begins to set, then add the perfume and stir in. A little artificial essence of strawberries may be added. The odor usually employed is rose, about 1 drop to every 2 pounds.
VII
Stick Pomade.—
Tallow......... 500 parts
Ceresine........ 150 parts
Wax, yellow..... 50 parts
Rosin, light...... 200 parts
Pa raffine oil (thick)........ 300 parts
Oil of cassia..... 5 parts
Oil of bergamot. . 5 parts
Oil of clove...... 2 parts
VIII
Vaseline Pomade.—Melt 250 parts of freshly rendered lard and 25 parts of white wax at moderate heat and mix well with 200 parts of vaseline. Add 15 parts of bergamot oil, 3 parts of lavender oil, 2 parts of geranium oil, and 2 parts of lemon oil, mixing well.
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Witch-Hazel Jelly.—
Oil of sweet almonds........ 256 parts
Extract of witch-hazel fluid..... 10 parts
Glycerine....... 32 parts
Soft soap........ 20 parts
Tincture of musk, quantity sufficient to perfume.
Mix in a large mortar the glycerine and soft soap and stir until incorporated. Add and rub in the witch-hazel, and then add the oil, slowly, letting it fall in a very thin, small stream, under constant agitation; add the perfume, keeping up the agitation until complete incorporation is attained. Ten drops of musk to a quart of jelly is sufficient. Any other perfume may be used.
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