Dry Perfumes: Sachet Powders

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Orris root.........     6 ounces

Lavender flowers...     2 ounces

Talcum...........     4 drachms

Musk.............   20 grains

Terpinol..........   60 grains

II

Orange peel........     2 ounces

Orris root..........     1 ounce

Sandalwood........     4 drachms

Tonka............     2 drachms

Musk.............     6 grains

Lavender Sachets

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Lavender flowers...   16 ounces

Gum benzoin:...... 4 ounces

Oil lavender....... 2 drachms

II

Lavender flowers, 150 parts; orris root, 150 parts; benzoin, 150 parts; Tonka beans, 150 parts; cloves, 100 parts; "Neugenwerz," 50 parts; sandalwood, 50 parts; cinnamon, 50 parts; vanilla, 50 parts; and musk, 1/2 part. All is bruised finely and mixed.

Violet Sachet

Powdered orris root 500 parts

Rice flour......... 250 parts

Essence bouquet. .. 10 parts Spring flowers extract........... 10 parts

Violet extract...... 20 parts

Oil of bergamot... 4 parts Oil of rose........ 2 parts

Borated Talcum

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Purified talcum,

N. F............     2 pounds

Powdered boric acid     1 ounce

To perfume add the following:

Powered orris root. .     1.5 ounces

Extract jasmine ....     2 drachms

Extract musk......     1 drachm

II

A powder sometimes dispensed under this name is the salicylated powder of talcum of the National Formulary, which contains in every 1,000 parts 30

Earts of salicylic acid and 100 parts of oric acid.

Rose

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Cornstarch.........     9    pounds

Powdered talc......     1    pound

Oil of rose.........   80    drops

Extract musk......     2    drachms

Extract jasmine....     6    drachms

II

Potato starch.......     9 pounds

Powdered talc......     1 pound

Oil rose...........   45 drops

Extract jasmine ....       1/2 ounce

Rose Talc

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Powdered talc......     5 pounds

Oil rose...........   50 drops

Oil wintergreen ....     4 drops

Extract jasmine ....     2 ounces

II

Powdered talc......     5 pounds

Oil rose...........   32 drops

Oil jasmine........     4 ounces

Extract musk......     1 ounce

Violet Talc

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Powdered talc......   14 ounces

Powdered orris root.     2 ounces

Extract cassie......       1/2 ounce

Extract jasmine.....       1/4 ounce

Extract musk......     1 drachm

II

Starch..........5,000 parts

Orris root........1,000 parts

Oil of lemon..... 14 parts

Oil of bergamot.. 14 parts Oil of clove......         4 parts