The art of perfumery : and the methods of obtaining odours of plants : with instruction for the manufacture of perfumes for the handkerchief, scented powders, odorous vinegars, dentifrices, pomatums, cosmetiques, perfumed soap, etc. : to which is added an appendix on preparing artifical fruit essences, etc. / by G. W. Septimus Piesse.

  • Piesse, G. W. Septimus (George William Septimus), 1820-1882.
Date:
1856
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Credit: The art of perfumery : and the methods of obtaining odours of plants : with instruction for the manufacture of perfumes for the handkerchief, scented powders, odorous vinegars, dentifrices, pomatums, cosmetiques, perfumed soap, etc. : to which is added an appendix on preparing artifical fruit essences, etc. / by G. W. Septimus Piesse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Briar (Sweet-). See Eglantine. Caraway. — This odoriferous principle is drawn by distillation from the seeds of the Carum Carui. It has a very pleasant smell, quite familiar enough without description. It is well adapted to perfume soap, for which it is much used in England, though rarely if ever on the Continent; when dissolved in spirit it may be used in combination with oil of lavender and bergamot for the manufacture of cheap essences, in a similar way to cloves. (See Cloves.) If caraway seeds are ground, they are well adapted for mixing to form sachet powder. (See Sachets.) Cascarilla. — The bark is used in the formation of Frangipanni Incense and also enters into the composition known as Eau a Bruler, for perfuming apartments, to which we refer. The bark alone of this plant is used by the manu- facturing perfumer. The Cascarilla gratissima is however so fragrant that, according to Burnett, its leaves are gathered by the Koras of the Cape of Good Hope as a perfume. It behoves perfumers, therefore, who are on the look-out for novelties, to obtain these leaves and ascertain the result of their distillation. Messrs. Herring and Co., some years ago, drew the oil of cascarilla, but it was only offered to the trade as a curiosity. The Cascarilla (meaning “ little Bark,” in Spanish,) of commerce is derived, according to Sir