PLASTIC COATED PUSH BUTTON CONTAINERS 393 to sell his product. First, although by no means the most important, is the novelty value. The American public has been schooled by advertising into accepting a new product almost because it is a new product. The aerosol pack has captured the imagination of the public because it caters to the in- herent laziness of man. However, there are real advantages connected to cosmetic aerosol pack- aging. There is a tremendous apparent increase in usable volume. In the case of foam products--such as shampoos, although the volume apparently increases, the actual liquid content is quite small. The problems connected with excessive defatting of skin and hair are lessened considerably. In the case of foamed lotions, the small liquid content promotes fast absorption, even though the large apparent volume gives one the feeling of luxurious extravagance. It is interesting to note that in certain quarters of the fragrance industry it is well considered that aerosol will soon be the only recognized method of packaging colognes and perfumes. The reasoning behind this is the ad- vantages offered by this type of packaging--no evaporation, no oxidation, no contamination and no degradation of fragrance because of the com- pletely sealed package. The current industry offerings of colognes, per- fumes, deodorants and hair sprays are overshadowed by the future possibilities. Far from being a gadget, the aerosol container is contributing more and more to that feeling of luxurious extravagance helping to make this the push button world today that was the planner's dream yesterday.

FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM Paris-Geneva- London APPROXIMATELY 25 members of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists along with an equal number of family members and guests left New York . on July 27th to participate in cosmetic seminars in Paris and Geneva and to attend the Symposium on the Biology of Hair Growth in London. The Soci&• Fran9aise de Cosm&ologie held an International Congress of Cosmetic Societies at the Centre National du Commerce Ext&ieur in Paris. There representatives from eleven countries laid the groundwork for the formation of an International Society of Cosmetic Chemists. The technical symposium was held on July 31st it was opened by the president of the Soci•t• Fran9aise de Cosm•tologie, M. E. Bourdet. Presi- dent of the U. S. Society, S. J. $trianse, replied by stressing the importance of an international federation of cosmetic societies and the fact that the cos- metic chemist has finally been recognized in the field of science. Twelve papers were presented by U.S., French, German, Swiss and Czecho- slovakian delegates. The first paper given was by 8. $abetay (France) on the French contri- butions to cosmetic science. The speaker covered the introduction of such materials as squalene, amino acids, oleyl alcohol in lipsticks and lactic ferments, thioglycerol and thiolactates, placenta extracts and water soluble vitamin A, to name a few. It was pointed out that the French cosmetic industry, unlike the industry in other countries, does not consider costs in adopting new materials for products. The second paper given by M. G. deNavarre (U.S.A.) was a fifth study on the subject of the interference of nonionic emulsifiers with preservatives. The speaker pointed out that there were possibilities to prevent this inter- ference in the use of anionic, cationic and ampholytic materials. The greatest hope at the time of the report was for the ampholytic surfactants. Dr. Irwin I. Lubowe (U.S.A.) gave the second American contribution at this conference on his studies on experimental clinical use of several anti- seborrhoeic agents. After going over the basic discussion of the subject, slides of 23 different fungicides and their activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Pityrosporum ovale of two types and Microsporum lanosum were shown. Dr. Juon (Switzerland) gave a paper on the biomedical treatment of the hair and scalp. The subject is one in which the speaker has specialized for 394