崔氏造胭脂法。
准紫 （一斤别捣） 白皮（八钱别捣碎） 胡桐泪（半两） 波斯白石蜜（两 ）
上四味，于铜铁铛器中着水八升，急火煮水令鱼眼沸，纳紫 ，又沸纳白皮讫，搅令调
，又沸内胡桐泪及石蜜， 经十余沸，紫 并沉向下，即熟，以生绢滤之，渐渐浸叠絮上，
好净绵亦得，其番饼小大随情，每浸讫，以竹夹如干脯猎于炭火上炙之燥，复更浸，浸经六
七遍即成，若得十遍以上，益浓美好。（出第九卷中）
千金翼飞水银霜法。
水银（一斤） 朴硝（八两） 大醋（半升） 黄矾（十两） 锡（二十两成炼三遍者）
玄精
（六两） 盐花（三斤）
上七味，先炼锡讫，又温水银令热，乃 锡中，又捣玄精黄矾令细，以绢下之，又捣锡
令碎，以盐花并玄精等合和，以醋拌令湿，以盐花一斤藉底，乃布药令平以朴硝盖上讫，以
盆盖合，以盐灰为泥泥缝际，干之，微火三日，武火四日，凡七日，去火一日开之，扫取极
须勤，心守勿使须臾间解慢，则大失矣。（出第五卷中）
崔氏造水银霜法。
水银 石硫黄 伏龙肝（各十两细研） 盐花（一两盐末是也）
上四味，以水银别铛熬，石硫黄碎如豆，并别铛熬之，良久水银当热，石硫黄硝成水，
即并于一铛中和之，宜急倾并，并不急，即两物不相入，并讫，下火急搅，不得停手，若停
手，即水银别在一边，石硫黄如灰死，亦别在一处，搅之良久，硫黄成灰，不见水银，即与
伏龙肝和搅令调，并和盐末搅之令相得，别取盐末罗于铛中，令遍底浓一分许，乃罗硫黄伏
龙肝盐末等于铛中，如覆蒸饼，勿令全遍底，罗讫，乃更别罗盐末覆之，亦浓一分许，即以
盆覆铛，以灰盐和土作泥，涂其缝，勿令干裂，裂即涂之，唯令勿泄炭火气，飞之一复时开
之，用火先缓后急，开讫，以老鸡羽扫取，皆在盆上，凡一转后，即分旧土为四分，以一分
和成霜，研之令调，又加二两盐末，准前法飞之讫，弃其土，又以余一分土和飞之，四分凡
得四转，及初飞与五转，每一转则弃其土，五转而土尽矣，若须多转，更用新土，依前法飞
之，七转而可用之。（出第九卷中）
崔氏制造胭脂的方法。
紫草（一斤，另外捣碎） 白皮（八钱，另外捣碎） 胡桐泪（半两） 波斯白石蜜（一两）
以上四味药，放入铜或铁锅中，加入水八升，用急火煮水至出现鱼眼状气泡沸腾时，投入紫草，再次沸腾后投入白皮，搅拌使其调和，再次沸腾时加入胡桐泪和石蜜，经过十余次沸腾，紫草渣滓沉入锅底，即算熬好，用生绢过滤，慢慢浸染叠好的丝絮上，也可以用干净的绵，饼的大小随个人喜好，每次浸染完毕后，用竹夹夹住像干肉脯一样在炭火上烤干，再重新浸染，浸染六七遍即可制成，如果浸染十遍以上，颜色会更加浓郁美好。（出自第九卷中）
《千金翼方》制造水银霜的方法。
水银（一斤） 朴硝（八两） 大醋（半升） 黄矾（十两） 锡（二十两，经过三遍冶炼的） 玄精（六两） 盐花（三斤）
以上七味药，先冶炼锡完毕，再将水银加热变热，然后倒入锡中，接着捣碎玄精和黄矾使其变细，用绢筛下，再将锡捣碎，将盐花、玄精等混合在一起，用醋拌湿，用一斤盐花铺底，然后将药物铺平，盖上朴硝，用盆盖合，用盐灰调泥涂抹缝隙，晾干，用微火三天，武火四天，共七天，停火一天后打开，清扫取用时必须勤勉，用心守护不要有一刻松懈，否则就会大失所望。（出自第五卷中）
崔氏制造水银霜的方法。
水银 石硫黄 伏龙肝（各十两，细细研磨） 盐花（一两，即盐末）
以上四味药，用水银单独在锅中熬炼，石硫黄碎如豆粒大小，也在另外的锅中熬炼，很久之后水银会变热，石硫黄熔化成为液体，立即合并到一个锅中调和，应当迅速倾倒混合，如果不急，这两种物质就不能融合，混合完毕后，下面点火急速搅拌，不能停手，如果停手，水银就会聚在一边，石硫黄像死灰一样，也聚在一处，搅拌很久，硫黄变成灰烬，看不见水银，就与伏龙肝混合搅拌使其调和，并加入盐末搅拌使其相融，另外取盐末筛在锅中，让底部铺满约一分厚，然后将硫黄、伏龙肝、盐末等筛入锅中，像覆盖蒸饼一样，不要完全铺满底部，筛完后，再另外筛一层盐末覆盖在上面，也厚约一分，然后用盆盖住锅，用灰和土调成泥，涂抹缝隙，不要让裂缝干燥开裂，裂了就要涂抹，只要不让炭火气泄漏，飞炼一个时辰后打开，用火先缓后急，打开后，用老鸡羽毛清扫收集，都在盆上，凡是一次转炼后，就将旧土分成四份，取一份与制成的霜混合，研磨使其调和，又加入二两盐末，按照前面的方法飞炼完毕，丢弃那部分土，又用剩下的一份土和剩余的物料一起飞炼，四分土总共得到四次转炼，加上最初的飞炼和第五次转炼，每一次转炼都丢弃其土，五次转炼后土就用完了，如果需要多次转炼，再用新土，依照前面的方法飞炼，七次转炼后即可使用。（出自第九卷中）
Cui's Method for Preparing Rouge.
Zicao (Radix Saposhnikoviae, one jin, separately pounded) Baipi (Bark of a specific tree, eight qian, separately pounded and crushed) Hutonglei (Tamarix Gum, half liang) Boshi Baishi Mi (Persian White Rock Honey, one liang).
Take the above four ingredients, place them in a copper or iron pot with eight sheng of water. Boil the water over high heat until it bubbles like fish eyes. Add Zicao. When it boils again, add Baipi and stir to mix evenly. When it boils once more, add Hutonglei and Shimi. After boiling more than ten times, when the residue of Zicao sinks to the bottom, it is ready. Filter through raw silk gauze. Slowly soak stacked silk floss; clean cotton is also acceptable. The size of the resulting cakes depends on preference. After each soaking, clamp the material with bamboo tongs and dry it over charcoal fire like dried meat jerky. Repeat the soaking process. Six or seven repetitions are sufficient. If repeated ten or more times, the color will be richer and more beautiful. (From Volume 9)
Qianjin Yi Fang's Method for Preparing Mercury Frost.
Shuiyin (Mercurius, one jin) Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas, eight liang) Da Cu (Vinegar, half sheng) Huangfan (Calcinatum Aluminis et Ferri, ten liang) Xi (Stannum, twenty liang, refined three times) Xuanjing (Mineral crystal, six liang) Yanhua (Salt flowers, three jin).
First, refine the tin. Heat the mercury until hot, then pour it into the tin. Next, pound Xuanjing and Huangfan until fine, and sift through silk gauze. Pound the tin until crushed. Mix Yanhua, Xuanjing, etc., and moisten with vinegar. Line the bottom of the container with one jin of Yanhua. Spread the medicinal mixture evenly, cover with Puxiao, and seal with a basin. Seal the seams with mud made from salt ash. Dry thoroughly. Use low heat for three days, then high heat for four days, totaling seven days. Stop heating for one day before opening. Collection requires diligence; do not relax even for an instant, or the result will be lost. (From Volume 5)
Cui's Method for Preparing Mercury Frost.
Shuiyin (Mercurius), Shi Liuhuang (Sulfur), Fulonggan (Caulis Longae Cibus, ten liang each, finely ground) Yanhua (Salt powder, one liang).
Separately heat the mercury in a pot. Crush the sulfur into bean-sized pieces and heat it in another pot. After a long time, when the mercury becomes hot and the sulfur melts into liquid, quickly combine them in one pot. Immediate mixing is crucial; otherwise, the two substances will not merge. Once combined, apply heat and stir rapidly without stopping. If you stop, the mercury will separate to one side, and the sulfur will resemble dead ash on the other. Stir until the sulfur turns to ash and the mercury is no longer visible. Mix with Fulonggan until uniform, then add salt powder and stir to integrate. Sieve salt powder into the pot to form a base layer about one fen thick. Then sieve the mixture of sulfur, Fulonggan, and salt powder onto this base, resembling a steamed cake, but do not cover the entire bottom completely. After sieving, cover with another layer of sieved salt powder, also about one fen thick. Cover the pot with a basin and seal the seams with mud made from ash and soil to prevent drying cracks. Ensure no carbon fire heat escapes. Sublimate for one shichen (two hours). Adjust heat from gentle to intense. Upon opening, collect the frost using old chicken feathers from the basin. After one cycle, divide the used earth into four parts. Take one part to mix with the collected frost, grind until smooth, add two liang of salt powder, and sublimate again as before. Discard that portion of earth. Use the remaining earth for further sublimation. In total, four cycles yield the product. Including the initial sublimation and the fifth cycle, discard the earth after each cycle. After five cycles, the earth is exhausted. For more cycles, use fresh earth and repeat the method. Seven cycles make it suitable for use. (From Volume 9)