Regency Beauty: Pomade and Lotion for Wrinkles

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POMADE FOR REMOVING WRINKLES Take two ounces of the juice of onions the same quantity of the white lily the same of Narbonne honey and an ounce of white wax put the whole into a new earthen pipkin till the wax is melted take the pipkin off the fire and in order to mix the whole well together keep stirring it with a wooden spatula till it grows quite cold You will then have an excellent ointment for re moving wrinkles It must be applied at night on going to bed and not wiped off till the morning LOTION FOR WRINKLES Take the second water of barley and strain it through a piece of fine linen add a few drops of balm of Mecca shake the bottle for a considera
ble time till the balm is entirely incorporated with the water when it will assume a somewhat turbid and whitish appearance This is an excellent wash for beautifying the face and preserving the freshness of youth If used only once a day it takes away wrinkles and gives sur prising brilliancy to the skin Before it is applied the face ought to be washed with rain water

These recipes appeared in: The Art of Beauty; Or, the Best Methods of Improving and Preserving the Shape, Carriage, and Complexion. Together with the Theory of Beauty. (1825). United Kingdom: Knight and Lacey … and Westley and Tyrrell, Dublin.

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