Some of the soap “houses” endeavored to use Mirabane or artificial essence of almonds (see ALMOND) for perfuming soap, it being far cheaper than the true otto of almonds; but the application has proved so unsatisfactory in practice, that it has been abandoned by Messrs. Gibbs, Pineau (of Paris), Gosnell, and others who used it.

CAMPHOR SOAP.

Curd soap, 28 lbs. 
Otto of rosemary, 1-1/4 lb. 
Camphor, 1-1/4 lb.

Reduce the camphor to powder by rubbing it in a mortar with the addition of an ounce or more of almond oil, then sift it.  When the soap is melted and ready to turn out, add the camphor and rosemary, using the crutch for mixing.

HONEY SOAP.

Best yellow soap, 1 cwt. 
Fig soft soap, 14 lbs. 
Otto of citronella, 1-1/2 lb.

WHITE WINDSOR SOAP.

Curd soap, 1 cwt. 
Marine soap, 21 lbs. 
Oil soap, 14 lbs. 
Otto of caraway, 1-1/2 lbs.
" thyme, }
" rosemary, } of each 1/2 lb.
" cassia,}
" cloves,} of each 1/4 lb.

BROWN WINDSOR SOAP.

Curd soap, 3/4 cwt. 
Marine soap, 1/4 "
Yellow soap, 1/4 "
Oil soap, 1/4 "
Brown coloring (caramel), 1/2 pint. 
Otto of caraway, }
" cloves, }
" thyme, } each, 1/2 lb.
" cassia, }
" petit grain, }
" French lavender, }

SAND SOAP.

Curd soap, 7 lbs. 
Marine soap, 7 lbs. 
Sifted silver sand, 28 lbs. 
Otto of thyme, }
     " cassia, }
     " caraway, } each, 2 oz.
     " French lavender, }

FULLER’S EARTH SOAP.

Curd soap, 10-1/2 lbs. 
Marine soap, 3-1/2 lbs. 
Fuller’s earth (baked), 14 lbs. 
Otto of French lavender, 2 oz.
" origanum, 1 oz.

The above forms are indicative of the method adopted for perfuming soaps while hot or melted.

All the very highly scented soaps are, however, perfumed cold, in order to avoid the loss of scent, 20 per cent. of perfume being evaporated by the hot process.

The variously named soaps, from the sublime “Sultana” to the ridiculous “Turtle’s Marrow,” we cannot of course be expected to notice; the reader may, however, rest assured that he has lost nothing by their omission.

The receipts given produce only the finest quality of the article named.  Where cheap soaps are required, not much acumen is necessary to discern that by omitting the expensive perfumes, or lessening the quantity, the object desired is attained.  Still lower qualities of scented soap are made by using greater proportions of yellow soap, and employing a very common curd, omitting the oil soap altogether.