Project Gutenberg 2013-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 371 Buc'hoz, Pierre-Joseph 1731 1807 Buc'hoz, J. P. (Joseph Pierre) Buchoz, Joseph-Pierre Buc'hoz, M. (Pierre-Joseph) Toilette de Flore. English The Toilet of Flora or, A collection of the most simple and approved methods of preparing baths, essences, pomatums, powders, perfumes, and sweet-scented waters. With receipts for cosmetics of every kind, that can smooth and brighten the skin, give force to beauty, and take off the appearance of old age and decay Produced by Bryan Ness, Sue Fleming and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Toilet of Flora" by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz is a collection of beauty and cosmetic recipes written in the late 18th century. This work specifically addresses women's needs and desires regarding personal care, offering methods to enhance beauty through baths, perfumes, and various cosmetic preparations. Buc'hoz aims to assist women in both remedying imperfections and amplifying their natural charm, making the art of cosmetics accessible and effective. At the start of the book, Buc'hoz introduces the primary focus of his work: to empower women by teaching them simple and effective methods to maintain and improve their beauty. The opening chapters lay out detailed recipes for various baths, cosmetics, and beauty treatments, utilizing natural ingredients such as herbs and flowers. Specific remedies are provided for skin care, hair care, and even dental hygiene, presenting a thorough exploration of cosmetic practices of the time and emphasizing a holistic approach to beauty and health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44276/44276-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Cosmetics -- Early works to 1800 Perfumes -- Early works to 1800 Beauty, Personal -- Early works to 1800 TP Text Category: How To ... 306480 2025-08-18T03:50:24.983288 text/html 270356 2024-10-23T20:00:35 text/html 384897 2025-08-18T03:50:30.802237 application/epub+zip 384836 2025-08-18T03:50:25.948320 application/epub+zip 159574 2025-08-18T03:50:25.430264 application/epub+zip 498674 2025-08-18T03:50:34.489241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461910 2025-08-18T03:50:30.260274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237250 2022-09-20T07:57:26.321220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226344 2025-08-18T03:50:24.217251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206399 2024-10-23T20:00:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16940 2025-08-18T03:50:34.632219 application/rdf+xml 22597 2025-08-18T03:50:25.541279 image/jpeg 2578 2025-08-18T03:50:25.485275 image/jpeg 345672 2025-08-18T03:50:25.009260 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia