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Toilet Preparations: Apply

Or this mixture can be prepared by grating the soap, pouring over it the lemon juice and other ingredients, exposing it to direct sunlight, and shaking occasionally until it is of the right consistency. Apply to the face at night.

Or mix pint of tincture of tolu, pint of tincture of benzoin, and ounce of oil of rosemary. Put a teaspoonful of this mixture in one fourth tumblerful of pure soft water, and apply to the face with a soft sponge two or three times a day.

Or put in a glass fruit jar or bottle 6 ounces of fresh oxgall. Add 2 ounces of rock candy, 2 ounces of rock salt, 1½ scruples of camphor, 1 dram of borax, and 1½ scruples of burned alum. (But remember that this is an heroic remedy.) Apply with a brush or sponge at night, and wash the face thoroughly next morning.

Or mix 2 ounces each of aqua ammonia, sweet oil, and limewater. But none of these preparations can be regarded as desirable lotions for regular or frequent use.