Creme de L’Enclos
January 17th, 2023
Take 4 ounces of milk, 1 ounce of lemon-juice, and 2 drachms of spirit of wine. Simmer over a slow fire, and then bring it to the boil, skim off the scum, and when cold apply it to the skin.
It is much used by some persons to remove freckles and sun-burnings.
Source: The Ladies’ Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness, Florence Hartley
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