Edwardian Beauty Recipe: Bath Bags II

Oatmeal bags used frequently in the bath are very pleasant; they whiten the skin and give it a velvety softness, besides imparting to it a delicate fragrance. Make the bags of cheese-cloth, about four inches square, and fill them loosely with the following mixture:

OATMEAL BATH-BAGS.

Oatmeal -- 5 pounds
Florentine orris root (powdered) -- 1 pound
Almond meal -- 1 pound
Old Castile soap, scraped to a powder -- 1/2 pound


-- Fletcher

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