After prolonged use, bath sponges lose their elasticity and softness. These properties can be restored by dipping the sponges into a mixture of one part by measure of glycerin and eight parts of water, pressing out the excess of the liquid and allowing them to dry. The small quantity of glycerin which they contain prevents their hardening.
Acid, acetic, 76 benzoic, 74 carbonic, apparatus, 112 carbonic, for absorption of odors, 102 perfumes, 202 pyrogallic, 84 salicylic, preservation of fats by, 79
Adulteration of essential oils with alcohol, 144 of essential oils with fixed oils, 144 of essential oils with other essential oils, 143 of essential oils with paraffin, spermaceti, or wax, 145
Adulterations of essential oils and their recognition, 139
Alcohol, 63 absolute, manufacture of, 68 amyl, 71 percentage tables of, 70 source of, influence on perfumes, 72
Almond and honey paste, 234 balls, 244 cold-cream, 243 cream, 230 meal, 234 paste, simple, 233
Andropogon citratus, 30, 35 laniger, 30 muricatus, 30, 54 Nardus, 29 Schoenanthus, 30
Aromatic substances, division of, according to their origin, 8 substances in general, 6 substances, relative strength of, 7 substances, special characteristics of, 118 substances, vegetable, chemical constitution of, 15 substances, vegetable, employed in perfumery, 20 vinegar, 203 waters, 113, 167
Baume de Milan pour les cheveux, 283 du Pérou, 43 de Tolou, 51
Benzoic acid, 74 acid, sublimed, manufacture of, 75
Benzoin, 23 and benzoic acid, use of, for preventing rancidity of fats, 79 pomade, 248 tincture of, 151
Bitter almond, essence of, 152 almond milk, 238 almonds, 24
Blanc de bismuth, 86 de perles, 86, 278 français, 271 perle liquide, 271
Bois de camphre, 25 de cèdre, 27 de rose, 45
Borated tooth powder, 262 tooth tincture, 266
Bouquet à la maréchale, 186 cosmopolite, 180 court, 173 d’Andorre, 171 de Chypre, 172 de fleurs, 172 de flore, 176 de la cour, 171 de l’Alhambra, 169 de l’amour, 169 de Stamboul, 194 d’Esterhazy, 173 de Virginie, 195 des chasseurs, 171 des délices, 172 d’Irlande, 177 du Bosphore, 171 du Japon, 178 heliotrope, 194 leap-year, 184 Royal Horse-Guard’s, 177
Camphor cold-cream, 240 ice, 240 wood, 25
Camphorated chalk tooth powder, 262 Cologne water, 266