gum benzoin
Britishnoun
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To Remove Wrinkles.—To one fluid ounce of tincture of gum benzoin add seven fluid ounces of distilled rose-water and one-half ounce of glycerine.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
Some of the largest wholesale perfumers use five or six pounds of gum benzoin per annum, but none use the benzoic acid.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
A Varnish for Musical Instruments.—Take one gallon of alcohol, 1 lb. gum sandarach, ½ lb. gum mastic, 2 lbs. best white resin, 3 lbs. gum benzoin; cut the gums cold.
From French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction by Bitmead, Richard
Take a small piece of the gum benzoin and boil it in spirits of wine till it becomes a rich tincture.
From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.
Compound in a marble mortar, a large quantity of lignum rhodium, and anise, with a little powder of dried orange peel, and gum benzoin.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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