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Spermaceti Soap

The genuine spermaceti soap is superior to all others in emollient properties; but it is rarely made from pure stock, owing to the difficulty in saponifying it. As generally vended it consists of white curd soap, 14 pounds; perfumed with a mixture of attar of bergamot, 24 ounces, and attar of lemon, 8 ounces.

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