And here's the Pear Blossom technique: Grind up lithargyrum, white sandalwood, calomel (mercurous chloride), clamshell powder, and a certain ingredient known as "palace powder" (gongfen) into a fine powder. Mix with egg white. Apply nightly, and wash it off the next morning. You face will become as pallid as a pear blossom, and there's an extraordinary fragrance to boot.
梨花白面法：宮粉、蜜陀僧、白檀香、輕粉、蛤粉共研細末，雞子白調貯錢，每晚用雞子白調敷，次早洗去，令面瑩白絕似梨花，且香美異常。