An Ointment For The Hair
February 4th, 2023
Mix two ounces of bear’s grease, half an ounce of honey, one drachm of laudanum, three drachms of the powder of southernwood, three drachms of the balsam of Peru, one and a half drachms of the ashes of the roots of bulrushes, and a small quantity of the oil of sweet almonds.
Source: The Ladies’ Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness, Florence Hartley