Arizona republican., 1892-08-25
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W\ outrageously she was cheated in the value of them her right eous indignation would do more to stop the sale of those things than the dearest knowledge of the dangerous drugs they contain and the peculiar injury to health and beauty they infict,
 The writer of this was at one time engaged in the preparation and sale of cosmetics, and therefore knows ex- actly what each and every one of them costs to prepare and what the women pay for them. And now prob ably for the first time will the truth be told regarding the ingredients used in the most prominent of such articles and the danger attending the use of each.
 First come the various "blooms, balms and lotions," each with its title and imaginary history and high sound ing recommendations. These are di- vided into two classes-the bad and the very bad. The first, an eight ounce bot tie, will contain 21s ounces rosewater and five of distilled water, and half an ounce of light oxide of zinc. This must be shaken and applied to the face, and, while not immediately harmful, dries and shrivels the skin eventually, so that one must keep on using it. This costs for bottle, wrapper, stopper, ribbon and box eight cents, and for rosewater and zinc about the same, so that sixteen cents is the actual cost of what women willingly pay two dollars for. The very bad are made in the same way, only with less rosewater and with common flake white, which is pure lead This sells for the same price, two dollars, and costs less. A few drops of ammonia will turn this black. The effect is that 1t shrivels the skin soon, and is liable to bring an attack of lead palsy, or partial paralysis of the muscles of the face and eyelids, as we'll as regular symptoms of lead poisoning of the whole body. and death.
 Another "balm" has as foundation a white powder containing arsenic in so- lution, which soon induces dropsical swelling and Frequently death. This costs twelve cents and sells for two dol lars
 The creams" all without exception contain lead, zinc or bismuth as a whitener, with lard and olive oil to hold it to creanlike consistency, and they cost about ten cents per pot (pretty pots, with dainty ribbons) and sell from $l.25 to Sl.50 apiece. The lead and zinc are most often used, as bismuth is little dearer. It is also finer and more deli cate, but soon turns to a violet or ashen color on the face if exposed to gas or smoke.
 Eyebrow pencils are made of mutton tallow and lampblack, cost one-half cent apiece and sell for twenty-five cents to one dollar, according to the con- science of the dealer. Eyelid darkeners have belladonna in them to enlarge the pupils, and they cost one dollar to buy, perhaps one cent to make. The use of these is bound to destroy the sight in a short time.
 Rouge is made of carmine saucers, the common of red ink and aniline red, and costs about Az cents in pretty bottles, and always brings Sl to S2 if a very high sounding name is added. Indelible rouge is made by soaking alkanet root in alcohol. An ounce bottle of this would cost, all finished, about 4 cents. Sells for $l.50. Rouge does not seem to do any constitutional injury, but does not look refined on anybody.
 Powder for the face is made of vari- ous things, among them magnesia, pow dered egg shells, rice flour, flake white, dry oxide of zinc, fuller's earth, starch, bismuth and mixture of two or three of these same things combined. Mag nesia and flake white are the two most injurious Of these. Veloutine is made of rice flour and bismuth, with little gly- cerine to make it sticky. All powders sell well for from % cents to $1. 50 a box. The cost is nominal
 There are several "face bleaches" on the market, every one dangerous. Some of them are made of the corrosive subli- mate of mercury, some of arsenical con- pounds and one is made of the same fluid that embalmers use to blanch the faces of the dead. The cost of these is never more, advertising included, than fifteen cents per bottle, and women willingly pay two dollars bottle. have known of three cases of salvation and two of blood poisoning and one of the burning of of the whole skin of the face by the use of these vile compounds.
 In whatever other way a woman may be economical, she is not in the buying of cosmetics. She never haggles at the | price and the more one asks the better she considers the stuff. She will stint herself on necessities to buy these abom- nations
 The hair dyes all have nitrate of silver or nitrate of nickel in them, and they cost to produce less than ten cents and | sell for Sl.50 to 8. The bleaches have powerful alkaloids and will destroy the | vitality of the hair and often the use of | the bleaches brings on stubborn scalp diseases, besides injuring the eyesight. | 8leaches cost almost nothing beyond | the bottles they come in and sell from one dollar to five dollars, according to the 'style" of the store.
 Nail polishels are made of a little halsam of tolu in 8 small bottle with a ruy brush. With this the tolu is painted