The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-27
Mllady's
Mirror
Beauty Recipes Of French Chemist.

Beauty Recipes Of French Chemist.
The following recipes are formulas
used by a noted French chemist:
The woman who lives at home and
has the necessary leisure may enjoy
heating her little "bain marie" and be-
coming her own chemist. The buster
woman can give the prescriptions to
reliable druggist. who will put them up
for her. The orange flower skin food Is
speciaffy recommended. The hair reci-
pes will fail Of their full effect II the
skin Tor scalp to which they are ap-
piled be not thoroughly cleansed first.
The scalp lotions are useless, more
over, If the scalp he tight. In nine
cases out Of ten both skin and. scalp
are somewhat neglected In the sum-
mer. Now is the time to resume the
steady care OF ones tresses. And as
the soil is the thing to mind about In
gardening, SO the scalp is the thing to
mind about when it is a question OF
the hair. The beauty Of the hair de-
bends upon the nourishment 1t receives.
and the nourishment 1t receives de-
pends upon the circulation.
Blond Hair.-The juice OF one and
one-half lemons. One-half ounce or salts
of tartar. one pint Of water.
Dry Hair.-Tincture of cantharides.
one ounce: tincture of jaborandi. two
drains; bay rum. ten ounces; Oil OF
nutmeg. one dram.
OILY Hair.-Powdered bicarbonate of
soda. one-half ounce; borate OF soda.
one-half ounce; eau de cologne. two
ounces tfluid: tincture Of cochineai.
one-uuarter ounce tfluid): distilled wa
ter, thirty-two ounces. Mix thorough
", rubbing and working it into the
scalp every night.
If the hair is very plentiful double
all the quantities.
The following are for the complex.
ion and hands:
Almond Milk.-To every fifteen aim
onds add one tablespoonful OF granu-
lated sugar to mix the oils. Pound the
nuts to a powder and while doing 80
add to every fifteen nuts one gill OF
rosewater until they are fine paste.
cover and let stand for twelve hours
then strain and add ten drops of tine
turc Of benZoin.
Barley Water For Washing the Face
Bring three ounces of best pearl bar
lev to a boil in Il pint Of cold water
! after which it should simmer for tf
teen minutes. When it is thick. but
! not sticky. strain. and when cold add
! twenty-five drops OF tincture OF ben
zoin and one-half its bulk OF rOsewa
| ter.
Orange Flower Skin Food this does
not grow hair).-White wax. one-hal1
| ounce; spermaceti. one-half ounce: CO
coanut oil. one half ounce: orange flow
err water. one ounce: lanolin. one ounce
; oil Of sweet almonds. two ounces: tine
, ture of benzoin. three drops.
If made at home melt, ingredients
I. .. 3. 5 and g. adding and wher
the others are melted. Beat briskly
with an egg beaten. Wash the face
well with warm water and CASTLE Of
| any pure soap before applying and up
ply at bedtime only.
Oatmeal Water.-Boil one cupful Of
oatmeal in Il gallon OF water for ont
hour. Strain and bottle and use fol
washing face and hands. 1t is fin'
whitener.
The Famous Lait Virginal.-Orang'
flower water Tor rosewater). one pint
simple tincture of benzoin. One-hal
ounce: dncture Of myrrh. ten drops
glycerin. fifteen drops.
French Complexion Paste.-Ttnctur'
of benzoin. ten drops: warm waite
Tor rosewater. one-half cupful. ant
enough almond meal to make u past
with the foregoing Tear one white
rose to pieces and stir in tin balm mari
Il e., double boiler) until quite warm
Smear on the face until 1t draws. thel
remove with little water and rub ii
q good cold cream.
Paste For Night GlOves.-Myrrh. on
ounce: honey. four ounces; yellow wax
two ounces: rosewater. six ounces
Powder the myrrh. melt the wax an
mix while hot. Beat thoroughly. sti
in honey and rosewater and sufficien
glycerin little by little to make paste
Put the paste on the hands. then sill
on gloves a size too large ut bedtime