Recipies with Whale Oil yeah!
Whales, their so selfish keeping all that oil to themselves. Back in the old days people had lots of things that wales used to give us what happened?in this old book on barbering you will find tonics, balms, pomades and shaving creams with spermacetti "sperm whale oil from the poor creatures head as an ingredient. beside shaving instructions I thought the book was interesting
Internet Archive: Free Download: Mack's barbers' guide; a practical hand-book, for apprentices, journeymen and boss, embracing a theoretical course in barbering, as well as recipes and formulas for toilet waters, face lotions, creams, salves, pomades