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    Default 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

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    wow...even found no less than five recipes for bay rum on pages 94-95

    florida water pages 103-104
    lavender water page 104
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    That book was very interesting to can through, a bit comedic at times too due to some of the 'cures'.

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    lots of info in there really interesting, and even talk about what types of shops to open or run as a barber, giving examples of those of ill repute. price listd too

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    Why am I suddenly wanting to go watch a recent episode of South Park?

    Thanks for the link, I love reading these things.

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    Ha " It was Dolphin and Whale" I was thinking of that episode while posting the book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by medic484 View Post
    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
    spermacetti is actually a micro-wax similar to jojaba oil.

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