Recipes for Tooth Powder and Lip Salve, 1839

Recipes for Tooth Powder and Lip Salve, 1839

Recipes for cosmetics and beauty advice was often included in household manuals and recipes books in the 19th century such as these examples from The Kentucky Housewife (1839). Tooth power is the equivalent of modern-day toothpaste.
From The Kentucky Housewife by Lettice Bryan. Image from Library of Congress.

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