CHAP. LXII.
Of Beauty Water, or Eau de Beauté.

This Water has it Name from its use in washing the Face, and giving an agreeable Smell. It is drawn from Thyme and Marjoram, which gives it a very elegant Odour.

Recipe for making a Gallon of Beauty Water.

Take of the flowery Tops of Thyme and Marjoram, of each one Pound; Proof Spirits five Quarts; Water one Quart. Draw off in Balneum Mariæ, till the Faints begin to rise, and keep it close stopped for use.