Why it works: Almond and camphor work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and 85 recipes mention both. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: tree nuts (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Melt the spermaceti tallow and oil of sweet almonds in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until dissolved.
Once melted, add the finely made gum camphor and stir until fully combined.
Pour the mixture into molds if selling, or into a tight box for personal use.
Apply to chapped hands or lips two to three times daily, especially at bedtime.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Almond + camphortop 15% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together85 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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