Loretta reports:
Pearl Water, for the face Put half a pound of best Spanish oil soap*, scraped very fine, into a gallon of boiling water. Stir it well for some time, and let it stand till cold. Add a quart of rectified spirit of wine, and half an ounce of oil of rosemary; stir them again. This compound liquid, when put up in proper phials, in Italy, is called tincture of pearls. It is an excellent cosmetic for removing freckles from the face, and for improving the complexion.
1825
Samuel Adams & Sarah Adams, THE COMPLETE SERVANT
*Castile soap
(The illustration is of much later date, but the "pearliest" one I could find.)
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