THE COSMETIC ARTS IN ANCIENT EGYPT 159 (8) Sylvan, B., ,4cta Radiol., 32, 11 (1949). (9) Montagna, W., Chase, H. B., and Melaragno, H. P., 7. Nat. CancerInst., 12, 591 (1951). (9a) Goltz, R. W., Fusaro, R. M., and Jarvis, j., 7. Invest. Dermatol., 31, 183 (1958). See also: Cawley, E. P., Lupton, C. H., Wheeler, C. E., and McManus, C., ,4. M. ,4. drch. Dermatol., 76, 537 (1957). (10) Braun-Falco, O., and Weber, G., `4rch. klin. u. exptl. Dermatol., 207, 459 (1958). (11) Weber, G., and Braun-Falco, O., Dermatol. 14/ochschr., 138, 789 (1958). (12) Allegra, F., drch. ital. dermatol. siftlog. e venereol., 28, 36 (1956). (13) Roe, D. A.,dnn. N.Y. ,4cad. Sci., 73, 977 (1958). (14) Roe, D. A., personal communication. (15) Flesch, P., and Esoda, E. C. J., to be published. (16) Jirka, M., and Kotas, J., Clin. Chim. ,4cta, 2, 292 (1957). (17) Meyer, K., Physiol. Revs., 27, 335 (1947). (18) Flesch, P., Proc. Sci. Sect. Toilet Goods dssoc., No. 29, 27, June (1958). (19) Sylvbn, B., Exptl. Cell Research, 1, 582 (1950). (20) Hale, W. H., and Garrigus, U.S., 5•. ,4nimal Sci., 12, 492 (1953). Quoted by Ryder, M. L., in Montagna, W., and Ellis, R. A., "The Biology of Hair Growth," New York Academic Press, Inc. (1958), p. 324. (21) Montagna, W., and Hill, C. R., ,4nat. Record, 127, 163 (1957). (22) Oliver, T. K., ,4. M. ,4. 7. Diseases Children, 95, 57 (1958). (23) Fell, H. B., and Mellanby, E., 7. Physiol., 119, 470 (1953). Fell, H. B., Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), B146, 242 (1957). (24) Weiss, P., and James, R., Exptl. Cell Research, Suppl., 3, 381 (1955). (24a) Lasnitzki, I., and Greenberg, R., personal communication. (25) Studer, A., and Frey, J. R., Schweiz. med. 14/ochschr., 79, 382 (1949). (26) Dziewiatkowski, D. D., 7. Exptl. Med., 100, 11 (1954). (27) Sanz, F., Astudillo, M.D., Alonso, M. E., and Valdecantos, A., drch. inst. farmacol. exptl., 8, 49 (1955). Quoted by Chem. `4bstr., 50, 17055 (1956). (2•) Flesch, P., in Rothman, S., "Physiolcgy and Biochemistry of the Skin," Chicago, Uni- versity of Chicago Press (1954), p. 634. (29) Thomaschek, G., Deut. med. 14/ochschr., 79, 41 (1954). (30) Tudhope, G. R., Cohen, H., and Meikle, R. W., Brit. Med. 7., No. 5078, 1034 (1958). (31) Pinkus, H., `4. M. ,4. ,4rch. Dermatol., 76, 419 (1957). (32) Braun-Falco, O., Dermatol. 14/ochschr., 136, 1289 (1957). (33) Lipmann, F., Scier•ce, 128, 575 (1958). THE COSMETIC ARTS IN ANCIENT EGYPT By GEORGE R. HUGHES* Presented ]une 72, 7956, Chicago Chapter SINCE I DO NOT know very much about cosmetics either ancient or modern, I was initially somewhat appalled at the prospect of learning enough to impart anything of interest and value to you, a group of special- ists in cosmetic chemistry. To find out what confines the words "cosmetic" and "chemistry" when put together placed upon me in view of the material available from ancient Egypt, I looked up the words in the dictionary. They are interesting words with a long and honorable history. "Cosmetic" derives from the Greek kosm^tikos meaning "having power to arrange, skilled in decorating," and the adjective in turn derives from * Associate Professor of Egyptology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., Field Director of Epigraphic Survey, Luxor, Egypt.
THE COSMETIC ARTS IN ANCIENT EGYPT 159 (8) Sylvan, B., ,4cta Radiol., 32, 11 (1949). (9) Montagna, W., Chase, H. B., and Melaragno, H. P., 7. Nat. CancerInst., 12, 591 (1951). (9a) Goltz, R. W., Fusaro, R. M., and Jarvis, j., 7. Invest. Dermatol., 31, 183 (1958). See also: Cawley, E. P., Lupton, C. H., Wheeler, C. E., and McManus, C., ,4. M. ,4. drch. Dermatol., 76, 537 (1957). (10) Braun-Falco, O., and Weber, G., `4rch. klin. u. exptl. Dermatol., 207, 459 (1958). (11) Weber, G., and Braun-Falco, O., Dermatol. 14/ochschr., 138, 789 (1958). (12) Allegra, F., drch. ital. dermatol. siftlog. e venereol., 28, 36 (1956). (13) Roe, D. A.,dnn. N.Y. ,4cad. Sci., 73, 977 (1958). (14) Roe, D. A., personal communication. (15) Flesch, P., and Esoda, E. C. J., to be published. (16) Jirka, M., and Kotas, J., Clin. Chim. ,4cta, 2, 292 (1957). (17) Meyer, K., Physiol. Revs., 27, 335 (1947). (18) Flesch, P., Proc. Sci. Sect. Toilet Goods dssoc., No. 29, 27, June (1958). (19) Sylvbn, B., Exptl. Cell Research, 1, 582 (1950). (20) Hale, W. H., and Garrigus, U.S., 5•. ,4nimal Sci., 12, 492 (1953). Quoted by Ryder, M. L., in Montagna, W., and Ellis, R. A., "The Biology of Hair Growth," New York Academic Press, Inc. (1958), p. 324. (21) Montagna, W., and Hill, C. R., ,4nat. Record, 127, 163 (1957). (22) Oliver, T. K., ,4. M. ,4. 7. Diseases Children, 95, 57 (1958). (23) Fell, H. B., and Mellanby, E., 7. Physiol., 119, 470 (1953). Fell, H. B., Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), B146, 242 (1957). (24) Weiss, P., and James, R., Exptl. Cell Research, Suppl., 3, 381 (1955). (24a) Lasnitzki, I., and Greenberg, R., personal communication. (25) Studer, A., and Frey, J. R., Schweiz. med. 14/ochschr., 79, 382 (1949). (26) Dziewiatkowski, D. D., 7. Exptl. Med., 100, 11 (1954). (27) Sanz, F., Astudillo, M.D., Alonso, M. E., and Valdecantos, A., drch. inst. farmacol. exptl., 8, 49 (1955). Quoted by Chem. `4bstr., 50, 17055 (1956). (2•) Flesch, P., in Rothman, S., "Physiolcgy and Biochemistry of the Skin," Chicago, Uni- versity of Chicago Press (1954), p. 634. (29) Thomaschek, G., Deut. med. 14/ochschr., 79, 41 (1954). (30) Tudhope, G. R., Cohen, H., and Meikle, R. W., Brit. Med. 7., No. 5078, 1034 (1958). (31) Pinkus, H., `4. M. ,4. ,4rch. Dermatol., 76, 419 (1957). (32) Braun-Falco, O., Dermatol. 14/ochschr., 136, 1289 (1957). (33) Lipmann, F., Scier•ce, 128, 575 (1958). THE COSMETIC ARTS IN ANCIENT EGYPT By GEORGE R. HUGHES* Presented ]une 72, 7956, Chicago Chapter SINCE I DO NOT know very much about cosmetics either ancient or modern, I was initially somewhat appalled at the prospect of learning enough to impart anything of interest and value to you, a group of special- ists in cosmetic chemistry. To find out what confines the words "cosmetic" and "chemistry" when put together placed upon me in view of the material available from ancient Egypt, I looked up the words in the dictionary. They are interesting words with a long and honorable history. "Cosmetic" derives from the Greek kosm^tikos meaning "having power to arrange, skilled in decorating," and the adjective in turn derives from * Associate Professor of Egyptology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., Field Director of Epigraphic Survey, Luxor, Egypt.
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