The art of perfumery : and the methods of obtaining odours of plants; with instructions for the manufacture of ... dentifrices, pomatums, cosmetiques, perfumed soap, etc / by G.W. Septimus Piesse.

  • George William Septimus Piesse
Date:
1855
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The art of perfumery : and the methods of obtaining odours of plants; with instructions for the manufacture of ... dentifrices, pomatums, cosmetiques, perfumed soap, etc / by G.W. Septimus Piesse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    otherwise, on account of its specific gravity, the oil separates, and l)iit little surface is exposed to the spirit. After the extract is strained off, the “washed” pomatum or oil is still useful, if remelted, in tlie composition of pomatum for the hair, and gives more satisfaction to a customer than any of the “ creams and balms,” &c., &c., made up and scented with essential oils; the one smells of the flower, the other “ a nondescript.” The extract of jasmine enters into tlie com])Osition of a great many of the most ap]>roved liandkerehief Jasiniiic. l)erfumes sold by the English and French perfumers. Extract of jasmine is sold for the handkerchief often pure, but is one of those scents which, though very
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