THE EIGHTH SPECIAL AWARD 317 years to come. However. with the development of new techniques this work has become much easier than it was in the past. It is gratifying to a basic research worker when his studies have a practi- cal application. Many of the products made by the cosmetic chemist are mainly composed of lipids so that it is not surprising that my work should have aroused interest here. Indeed I h•tve reason to believe that these in- vestigations have been of help not only to the cosmetic chemist but also to the drug houses in the compounding of ointment bases which are chemically compatible with human sebum. These are satisfying and aesthetically de- sirable applications. But some strange and less aesthetic applications have also been made. For instance the manufacturers of soaps and detergents have been interested in the chemical nature of sebum since this constitutes a large proportion of the soil they are trying to remove from dirty clothing. This is a very necessary, if unaesthetic, application. In conclusion let me state that it gives me great pleasure to accept this Award from the S•e•F:t'¾ and to hereby express my appreciation.

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