The Cream of Beauty - A Little Book of Beauty Culture, Containing Many Recipes for Useful Toilet Creams and Lotions
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The Cream of Beauty - A Little Book of Beauty Culture, Containing Many Recipes for Useful Toilet Creams and Lotions

  1. 198 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Cream of Beauty - A Little Book of Beauty Culture, Containing Many Recipes for Useful Toilet Creams and Lotions

About this book

This classic, historical book is a detailed look at ladies' cosmetics, filled with detailed descriptions and recipes forming a complete how-to-guide that is still practical and useful today. A fascinating read this book belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of beautification. Contents include - Introduction - The Care Of The Face - The Care Of The Hands - About The Materials Used In Making Cosmetics - Cold Cream, Its History, Compostion And Utility - Modern Vanishing Creams - Emollient And Astringent Creams, (A) Greasy - Emollient And Astringent Cream - (a) Non-Greasy - The Mud-Pack Treatment - Face Powder - Rouge And Lipstick, Their Use And Abuse - Some Useful Toilet Waters And Lotions - The Care Of The Hair - Some Preparations For The Hair - The Problem Of Superflous Hair. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Yes, you can access The Cream of Beauty - A Little Book of Beauty Culture, Containing Many Recipes for Useful Toilet Creams and Lotions by H. Stanley Redgrove in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & World History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Half title
  4. Dedication
  5. Preface
  6. Contents
  7. I. Introduction
  8. II. The Care of the Face
  9. III. The Care of the Hands
  10. IV. About the Materials Used in Making Cosmetics
  11. V. Cold Cream: its History, Composition and Utility
  12. VI. Modern Vanishing Creams
  13. VII. Emollient and Astringent Creams: (A) Greasy
  14. VIII. Emollient and Astringent Creams: (B) Non-Greasy
  15. IX. The Mud-Pack Treatment
  16. X. Face Powder
  17. XI. Rouge and Lipstick: Their Use and Abuse
  18. XII. Some Useful Toilet Waters and Lotions
  19. XIII. The Care of the Hair
  20. XIV. Some Preparations for the Hair
  21. XV. The Problem of Superfluous Hair
  22. Index