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Hairdressing Both for Men and Women: Mustache
How to Raise a Mustache. Stimulate the circulation by the application of hot towels, followed by rubbing briskly with a rough towel, and apply one of the following mixtures: ounce.
Alcohol, pint; castor oil, dram; tincture of cantharides, 1 Perfume with 20 to 40 drops of any of the essential oils, as cloves or bergamot, and 1 ounce of cologne or other essence.
Or dissolve in 5 ounces of alcohol 1 dram of compound tincture of benzoin, 1 dram of tincture of Spanish flies, and 3 ounces of castor oil, and perfume with 10 to 20 drops of any of the essential oils. Do not use this mixture too frequently as it may inflame the skin.
Or melt with gentle heat 1 ounce of white wax or spermaceti, and stir in while hot 15 drops of saturated tincture of cantharides. Remove from the fire, and when nearly cool perfume with 10 or 12 drops of any of the essential oils. This is a powerful stimulant, but must not be employed oftener than once or twice a week, as otherwise it may inflame the skin.