An Excellent Cosmetick prepared out of ☽.
TAke refined ☽, one part, Sal gemmae, two parts; beat the ☽ into very thin Plates, stratifie them with the Sal gemmae in Pow∣der in a Crucible well luted with another
Chymical secrets and rare experiments in physick & philosophy with figures collected and experimented / by the Honourable and learned Sir Kenelm Digby ...
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- Chymical secrets and rare experiments in physick & philosophy with figures collected and experimented / by the Honourable and learned Sir Kenelm Digby ...
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- Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.
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- 1683.
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upon it: Cement for twenty four hours, then open the Crucible, and if you find the ☽ well Calcined, it is enough; if not, strati∣fie it with fresh Sal gemmae, and Cement as before: Then edulcorate the ☽ with warm {water}; then grind it into a subtil Powder, pour upon this Powder a well rectified S. V. di∣gest until the S. V. is tincted blew; then decant, and put on fresh S. V. Repeat this until you have extracted all the Tincture out of the ☽. Then evaporate the S. V. with a very gentle heat (or rather distill it gently) and there will remain in the bottom of the Cucurbite a Matter like Pomatum: Put up∣on this Pomatum a Spirit of Wine rectified upon Salt of Tartar, and after a little di∣gestion, distill off the S. V. in a Retort, and part of the Tincture will come over with the S. V. and will leave the Pomatum whiter than it was before. Repeat this Work with new S. V. (Tartarized) so often, till the S. V. bring over no more Tincture, and that the Pomatum remain in the bottom as white as Snow, which is Excellent to whiten the Face.