Pharmaceutical formulas : being The chemist and druggist̕s book of useful recipes for the drug-trade collated chiefly from The chemist and druggist and The chemists̕ and druggists̕ diaries / by Peter MacEwan.

Date:
1911
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Credit: Pharmaceutical formulas : being The chemist and druggist̕s book of useful recipes for the drug-trade collated chiefly from The chemist and druggist and The chemists̕ and druggists̕ diaries / by Peter MacEwan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following quantities of perfume suffice for a gallon of the best olive oil :— Heliotrope Oil of rose-geranium . ^iij. Oil of cloves . . . ntL. Peruvian balsam . . Heliotropin (dissolved in a little warm olive oil) . gr. xv. Mix the balsam with the olive oil, and add the other oils. Orange Oil of bergamot . . 5vj, Oil of bitter orange . 5iij. Oil of orange-flowers . 5SS. Oil of rose-geranium . nilxxx. Oil of petitgrain . . niL. Mix, Reseda Oil of bergamot Oil of rose-geranium Oil of cloves . Oil of basilica Rose Oil of bergamot Otto of rose . Oil of rose-geranium Oil of cloves . Violet Oil of bergamot Oil of santal . Oil of orris Oil of cloves . Otto of rose Brilliantines Separable Castor oil Almond oil Perfume oils . Absolute alcohol to. Mix, 5>j- §iv. TIIXV. 5vj. [The castor oil may be omitted,] Unseparable Castor oil Rectified spirit, 60 o.p. Oil of neroli . Oil of rose-geranium Oil of verbena Oil of lemon . 5x. .5“j- in.ixxx, 5iss. ,5vij. niL. 5ss, itilxxx. )tl,lxxx, nilxxx. 5ss. nixv. Sij- Jviij. lav. Ttlx. in.v, 5ss. The green colour which is so much wanted in brilliantine is imparted by the addition of a sufficiency of green oil. A pale rose tint may be given with alkanet, and golden with gamboge or oily butter-colouring. Varieties of colour may also carry varieties of odour. Thus, the green may be flavoured with violet, pink with otto of rose, and golden with bergamot and lemon. If floral extracts are used in making brilliantine, Jt takes a long time to clear, after being shaken up if made with 60 o.p. spirit, but with absolute alcohol the mixture quickly clears. Another simple form is olive oil giv. and abso- lute alcohol gj., with perfume. Vaseline oil is also excellent for making brilliantine, and the preparation so made has the special advantage of being the best application for persons whose hair is getting thin. Violet oil (that is, heavy petroleum in which violets have been macerated) is the best for this