Complexion Lotion Recipes

• Put in a vial, water from six large cucumbers (which may be obtained by chopping fine, let stand one hour and drained through fine cloth), one drachm powdered benzoin gum, one drachm nutmeg oil, six drops orange blossom tea, one quarter pint rain water. Boil down to two tablespoonfuls; strain into one pint best cherry wine. Apply morning and night.
• A splendid one is made from 30 drops tincture of benzoin, four ounces of white wax, four ounces of glycerine and 12 ounces of cocoanut oil. Mix the last three ingredients by heating; then add the benzoin. This should be well rubbed into the skin at night. 
• Four ounces of best white castile soap, (small pieces) dissolved in three pints of alcohol, add two ounces of powdered borax dissolved in three pints of rose water, finally add two pints of glycerine, one ounce of benzoic acid and filter slowly through filter paper. The foregoing recipe produces not only the most wholesome lotion known, but also one that is delightful to use, simple and economical to make.