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bay rum
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Bay rum
Bay rum
is the name of a
cologne
/
aftershave
lotion
. Other uses include as under-arm
deodorant
and as a
fragrance
for
shaving soap
, as well as a general
astringent
. It is a
distillate
that was originally made in
Saint Thomas
"and probably other
West Indian islands
" from
rum
and the leaves and/or berries of the West Indian bay tree,
Pimenta racemosa
. Other ingredients may be
citrus
and
spice
oils, the most common being
lime oil
,
oil of cloves
and
cinnamon
. It was first made fashionable in
New York
and other American cities before it was available in Europe.
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