Chapter 114 Making Purification Tools
"If other people knew that the boss had made colored glaze, they would go crazy!"
Gu Feixue said calmly:
"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile, and make a fortune quietly without telling anyone."
Now she doesn't want to have such a grand dream. There are people who know witchcraft and sorcery watching her behind her back. If they know that she can also make glass, wouldn't she be in even greater danger?
Thinking of this, Gu Feixue's mind suddenly became clear:
"Everyone, please don't tell anyone about what happened today. You must know that even if a man is innocent, he will be guilty of possessing a treasure."
Gu Feixue's reminder instantly sobered up Tian Dali and others who were already hot-headed.
"Didn't the boss make this thing for Liuli?"
Gu Feixue shook her head and looked at the large box of rouge boxes in the yard and said:
"I made this to purify the rouge and remove the impurities inside it, not to sell the colored glass. Colored glass is too eye-catching."
Although everyone didn't understand why glass was needed to purify rouge, they were very convinced by what Gu Feixue said.
After all, the boss can even make colored glaze, so what else can’t he do?
There are two ways to make glass into the shape of a beaker. One is to spread it flat and knead it using a mold.
Another way is to blow it out with a hollow iron rod.
Of course, this also requires a mold, but there is no need for a kneading step. You just need to place the glass block in the mold and blow air to blow out the shape of the beaker and fix it.
Gu Feixue needed a beaker because it was resistant to high temperatures, and its transparent material allowed her to observe the impurities in the rouge, and it would not contaminate the rouge after melting at high temperatures like iron and copper.
Hollow iron rods need to be specially made in modern times, but Gu Feixue doesn't need them.
Among the hidden weapons that the Gu family had previously ordered from the blacksmith shop was an iron bamboo tube that was inserted underwater in the ditch.
The iron cylinder is naturally hollow, which is perfect for blowing glass rods.
Then Gu Feixue took an iron rod and inserted it into the glass block from which impurities had been removed. After burning it to a molten state, she asked Tian Dali, who had an amazing lung capacity, to blow air through the iron rod.
After trying to blow on it, everyone saw the glass slowly bulging from the other end of the iron rod.
For a moment, everyone was shocked.
The blown glass is not only transparent and free of impurities, but also has an extremely smooth surface, just like a soap bubble.
However, even Tian Dali said he could not blow it anymore after blowing it hard.
After all, glass cools and solidifies too quickly. Once it solidifies in the air, it becomes increasingly difficult to blow.
In desperation, Gu Feixue asked several people to go back and practice blowing. She first went to the blacksmith shop to make an iron mold for the beaker and then blew the glass.
On the second day, Gu Feixue disguised herself and went to the blacksmith shop. She had someone make a set of laboratory beaker tools out of iron sheets on the spot. There were not only beakers of different capacities, but also test tubes, flasks, distillation flasks, and even alcohol lamps that were made in a similar way.
After returning, he saw Tian Dali and others waiting in the Gu family yard, saying that they had trained their lung capacity well.
Gu Feixue led her team and blew up two sets of laboratory tools in one go.
As for the alcohol lamp, she had people blow it up five or six times. After all, she could make her own liquor, and the alcohol lamp was more durable than the kerosene lamp, and she could also brew her own wine.
Of course, after firing up the instruments, she also didn't forget to fire up a few wine glasses, the kind of high-heeled glasses from her previous life. She was going to use these to drink wine at home, which would give it a unique flavor!
Tian Dali and the others were so flattered throughout the whole day that they almost couldn't contain their pride. Gu Feixue rewarded each of them with a month's salary on the spot.
Gu Feixue had a good idea. With this set of chemical tools, she could not only purify rouge, but also make any essential oil or perfume she wanted without any worries!
Although there are great differences between ancient times and modern times, the things women like have not changed much.
It’s just clothes, cosmetics, perfumes, essential oils, and at most some gourmet food.
Once she incorporates everything women like into her own business, I don’t believe that the noble women in the capital will not go crazy!
Although the surface of the glassware is slightly yellow, it contains almost no impurities and has a higher melting point than iron, let alone the impurities in the rouge.
Gu Feixue became more and more satisfied as she looked at it, and asked those who were not involved in glassblowing to make her several sets of instrument boxes.
There is cotton sewn into the box, so there is no need to worry about the glass breaking if it is taken to other places.
Once the beaker is made, purification becomes much simpler. You just need to pour the rouge into the beaker and melt it, then use a gauze filter to filter out impurities.
Among the impurities filtered out, there are dyed petals, unevenly ground pearl powder particles, and some unevenly colored badger oil. After melting, they become more uniform.
Of course, after purifying the rouge, Gu Feixue did not pack it in a box, otherwise the rouge she sold would look no different from the Chun family's rouge.
She plans to work on fragrances and colors, and also make some other cosmetics.
Most of the rouge from the Chun family is used for lipstick and blush, and the more fashionable ones are used for eye shadow. The colors are also very monotonous, just bright red and orange.
But she remembered that there were more cosmetics in her previous life. In addition to the ones mentioned above, there were also foundations that matched her skin tone, mascara, nasal highlights, etc., which could all be used to beautify her appearance.
Especially foundation. The foundation of this era was made by grinding pearl powder or white rice powder. It was applied on the face, not only did it make the face look whiter, but if applied too much, it would make the face look like a ghost.
This was also the reason why Gu Feixue did not purchase pearl cream from the Chun family this time.
The raw materials of pearl cream are simple and easy to break down. It is made of pearls and oil, and can make the skin look whiter after use.
Gu Feixue has been in ancient times for so long, but she has never seen anyone as white as pearls.
It is obvious that most people who use pearl cream have a slightly unnatural white face.
All she needs to do is use flesh-colored pearl cream and reduce the amount of oil so that it doesn't look greasy.
As for the source of the flesh color, it was really hard to find. After searching for a long time, she found that this color was only found in mineral rocks.
So I had to give up. After all, the rock pigments may contain heavy metals and high lead content. If people's faces get bruised after using them, it would be a serious sin.
So Gu Feixue concentrated on studying Yanzhi's eye color. As long as there were red, yellow, green, white and black, most colors could be mixed.
White highlighting loose powder, mixed with pearl powder.
Black nasal mascara eyeliner etc. can be made from ink or charcoal made from traditional Chinese medicine.
Of course, flesh color can also be mixed out, but the foundation must contain less oil, otherwise it will appear greasy.
So even if she could create a flesh-colored look, there wouldn't be enough oil to maintain the color. Mineral pigments, while long-lasting and smudge-proof, would damage the skin. So Gu Feixue didn't plan on using foundation.
In fact, Gu Feixue didn’t have many opportunities to come into contact with these things in her previous life, so she is just groping in the dark now.
For half a month, Gu Feixue was preparing cosmetics and trying out many fragrances. It happened that she had many female apprentices, so every time she made a product, she would let a few of them try it out, and finally select the most suitable ones to sell.
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