Chapter 169: Research Cosmeceuticals

Su Chengmo saw that Mu Chonglan didn't mean to let him help, so he had to bring the bucket over again, and then followed Mu Chonglan and handed her the water scoop at any time.

"Miss, what kind of flowers are you planting?" Su Chengmo followed for a while, looking at those green seedlings, and couldn't help frowning.

She was the perfumer of the Stunning Color Workshop at this time, and naturally dabbled in a lot of all kinds of flowers and plants, but she was surprised to find that she couldn't tell what kind of flower seedlings were at her feet.

Mu Chonglan tilted his head and glanced at her, explaining, "These are not flowers, they are all medicinal herbs. ”

"Herbs?" Su Chengmo was a little surprised.

Mu Chonglan nodded: "That's right." ”

"What do you do growing herbs?" Su Chengmo asked.

"Make balm." Mu Chonglan replied, seeing the confusion on Su Chengmo's face, he explained: "It is to replace the flowers and herbs with medicinal herbs, and then mix them into a paste and apply them on the face or head." ”

Su Chengmo frowned: "Isn't that the same as the plaster in the medical hall?" ”

Mu Chonglan smiled: "You can say so, but there are still some differences, the plaster in the hospital is used when you are sick, and the balm I want to make can be used usually, such as pearls, snow clams, bird's nests, He Shou Wu, you can also add some to the balm, take it internally and apply it externally." ”

Su Chengmo imagined pounding what Mu Chonglan said into mud and putting it on his face, and suddenly felt a creepy feeling, but he still nodded and agreed. I just don't know, whether these things can be used in the method of perfumery, if it damages the medicinal properties, it will be a pity. ”

Mu Chonglan tilted his head and thought for a moment, and said, "I want to try it." ”

Su Chengmo looked at Mu Chonglan, and saw that her eyes were full of persistence, so he knew that persuasion was useless, and thought that if he really refined the medicinal properties to make a balm that could cure diseases, then most of their peerless shops would be famous in this capital, so he gritted his teeth and said: "If Miss wants to try it, why don't we go and think about the recipe now." ”

"Yes." Mu Chonglan blinked, for this kind of thing, everyone's thoughts were still only on the black and swarthy piece in the medical hall, but if she remembered correctly, in a few years, there would be a maritime merchant who would bring back something called ice muscle cream, because of the ease of use, this ice muscle cream will still be popular in most capitals for a while.

I remember that at that time, my seventh sister also put forward the idea of using medicinal materials into rouge gouache to nourish the skin, saying what it was called Chinese herbal makeup, but then I didn't know why it didn't work, but instead developed a concealer cream that could even cover birthmarks, which made many women with some flaws flock to it.

At that time, concealer was limited, so a bottle of concealer was even auctioned for thousands of taels or even tens of thousands of taels of silver on the black market.

If it were in the past, Mu Chonglan would definitely be more curious about the concealer, but now Mu Chonglan has already traveled to the rivers and lakes, and there is also a Su Chengmo who is perfect in disguise techniques, so her interest in concealer is not very high, but she is very interested in the cosmeceutical that has not yet been realized.

Mu Chonglan and Su Chengmo are both more focused temperaments, the two studied for a day, and after studying three recipes, they found Zhen Youcai, and told Zhen Youcai the idea of wanting to make cosmeceuticals.

Zhen Youcai jumped to his feet as always, feeling that Mu Chonglan only knew how to toss blindly, and he didn't even know how to look at some in the store, and asked Mu Chonglan if he knew how many bottles of Bailu Cocoon had been sold for a while?

However, after he looked at the three cosmeceutical recipes, he calmed down a lot, and even proposed that the medicinal materials could be finely filed into the end, and then hung in a silk bag, boiled to produce medicinal properties, or soaked in tea for a night, and then fried medicinal properties, etc., and said that his family has an ancestral wine-making method, which is different from the wine on the market, and is a very light sake, but it is very good for concocting medicinal liquor, and maybe some can be brewed to make cosmeceuticals to try.

Mu Chonglan blinked, feeling that this Zhen Youcai was really generous, and he was even willing to take out the ancestral recipe.

Su Chengmo lowered his eyebrows, and secretly said that although this Zhen Youcai may not be able to make fragrances, she can be the shopkeeper of the rouge shop for so many years, and she is also experienced in the role and use of various spices, which is exactly what she lacks.

The original two-person research finally became a three-person study together, and this research was five days, and after the three of them barely came up with a rough idea, Zhen Youcai immediately urged Su Chengmo to adjust the makeup, and also told Mu Chonglan and Su Chengmo a thousand times, telling the two of them to control their mouths.

Zhen Youcai means that before the cosmeceutical is launched, the three of them can't make this matter public, because he wants to make a big noise, and God knows how to make the cosmeceutical famous in one fell swoop.

Mu Chonglan and Su Chengmo looked at each other when they heard this, and they both felt that Zhen Youcai was thinking too much, because they hadn't even written a word about the cosmeceutical matter.

However, despite this feeling, Su Chengmo still seized the time to study cosmeceuticals, and Mu Chonglan also became very busy, busy planting herbs, busy making wine, and busy practicing the notebook left by Xiao Xiantang for her, in short, she was very busy, but she didn't know that because of what she said many days ago, the palace was changing at this time.

"Yun Niang, look at the seven-leaf leader of the mourning family, is it much better than yesterday?" The Queen Mother asked with a smile.

Yun Gu poured tea and sent it to the Queen Mother, and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, you have asked three times this time." ”

"Is that so? The mourners have forgotten. The Queen Mother smiled and bent her eyes, sweeping away the haze for many days, she was in a good mood at this time, that is, she could see everything.

Yun Gu looked at the Queen Mother and was happy, and she was also happy: "Speaking of which, Miss Gurong's method is really coincidental, if it weren't for this method, the slave and maid would not know that there were such picky insects, and they would dare to offend Feng Yan, and even the Queen Mother, your Qiye Kui Capital, would dare to take a bite." ”

The Queen Mother's eyes flashed with emotion, but she smiled and said, "You are a Yun Niang, you dare to laugh at the mourning family." ”

"The slave doesn't dare, the slave is holding grievances for the Queen Mother." Yun Gu said and squatted down in front of the Queen Mother, lifted one of the Queen Mother's legs on her lap, and then gently helped the Queen Mother to lift her legs.

The Queen Mother picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at the top of Yun Gu's head, and sighed softly: "Speaking of which, Yun Niang, do you really think that method was come up with by the Xu family?" ”

"Isn't it?" Yun Gu raised her head and looked at the Queen Mother with some surprise.

Seeing the Queen Mother smiling at herself without saying a word, Yun Gu was so frightened that her heart was pounding at the moment.

She deliberately mentioned Xu Gurong's name, but looking at the Queen Mother's attitude, she obviously had other ideas, so she didn't dare to continue to mention it, so as not to be misunderstood by the Queen Mother, thinking that she was courteous to help Xu Gurong speak.

But at this time, looking at the Queen Mother's expression, it seemed that she had seen something.