Ray's Prescriptions

In Ray's journal he, like Dora, has several newpaper clippings and assorted notes that have been saved.  There is one piece of paper, written in pencil, that includes the recipe for two solutions.
They are:

Sugar of lead 3 Dracham
Warm water 1 Quart

and

Carbolic acid 2 teaspoonsful
Warm water 1 quart.

Interestingly, Sugar of lead is sweet and quite toxic. Apparently, it was used in ancient Rome as a sweetener. And it was implicated in the possible murder of Pope Clement II in 1047.  Other common uses were for cosmetics and is actually still included in the men's hair dye formula Grecian Formula.  It also may have been used to treat poison ivy.

Carbolic acid also was commonly used as a hair dye and in cosmetics. It was also used as an astringent.

So, what is the verdict? Poison ivy? Or was he losing his hair already and looking for remedies for hair loss?