COSMETIQUE

[Fr.] Hard pomatum, formed into a cake or stick for the toilet. It is sometimes coloured black or brown, the pigments being added in the state of an impalpable powder. 1. ( Black—Cosmetique Noir. ) From good lard, 5 parts; wax, 2 parts; (or, hard pomatum, 7 parts;) melt, stir in levigated ivory black, 2 parts; and pour it into moulds of tinfoil; which are afterwards to be placed in paper sheaths. 2. ( Brown—Cosmetique Brun. ) As the last, but using levigated umber for ‘plain brown,’ and levigated terra di Sienna for ‘auburn’ and ‘chestnut.’ 3. ( White, or Plain—Cosmetique Blanc. ) The same, without colouring matter. Obs. They are generally scented with musk, ambergris, or ca ia. Use. The above are used to colour moustaches, eyebrows, whiskers, ., as well as to keep the hair in its place. The labels on the packets before us have—“pour fixer et li er les cheveux.” The application must be renewed daily, as the cosmetique is gradually removed by friction, and perfectly so by soap-and-water.