Regency Beauty: Sunscreen and Sunburn Treatment

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PREVENTIVE WASH FOR SUNBURN Take two drachms of borax one drachm of Roman alum one drachm of camphor half an ounce of sugar candy a pound of ox gall Mix and stir well for ten minutes or so and re peat this stirring three or four times a day for a fortnight till it appears clear and transparent Strain through blotting paper and bottle up for Wash the face with it every time you go into the sunshine use GRAPE LOTION FOR SUNBURN Dip a bunch of green grapes in a basin of water and then sprinkle it with alum and salt powdered and mixed Wrap it in paper and bake it under hot ashes
Then express the juice and wash the face with it and it will remove sunburn tan and freckles LEMON CREAM FOR SUNBURN AND FRECKLES Put two spoonfuls of sweet cream into half a pint of new milk squeeze into it the juice of a lemon add half a glass of good brandy and a little alum and loaf sugar Boil the whole skim it well and when cool put it aside for use We could easily add twenty more receipts of the same kind but these with the directions already given will we think be quite sufficient The Art of Beauty; Or, the Best Methods of Improving and Preserving the Shape, Carriage, and Complexion. Together with the Theory of Beauty, 1825

The same receipts for sunburn and sunscreen appeared in Adams, S., Adams, S. (1825). The Complete Servant: Being a Practical Guide to the Peculiar Duties and Business of All Descriptions of Servants … with Useful Receipts and Tables. United Kingdom: Knight and Lacey.

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