110 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS lying commercially available sur- factants along with their properties. In today's cosmetic laboratory it is becoming increasingly more important to know how much of which surfactant is contained in a product. This book will help you find out.--M. G. DE1NTAVARRE, BEAUTY COUNSELORS, INC. LIPIDE METABOLISM, edited by Kon- rad Bloch. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York 16, N.Y. 411 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $10.50. The present volume is intended to be a companion to Hanahan's "Lipide Chemistry." It deals "with the transformation of lipides by living systems and by isolated enzymes," according to the author's preface. Thirteen contributors have written the eight chapters com- prising this work they have been selected from four different coun- tries, the U.S. A., Canada, Sweden and France. One of the most interesting chap- ters is that discussing the chemistry of bacterial lipides. Here one encounters some of the more un- usual fatty substances, such as corinmc alcohol, dihydroxyocta- decanoic acid, oleotetracosanopalmi- tin and phosphatidyl inositodiman- noside to name only a few. The chapter on the metabolism and functions of phosphatides is equally well done. This book supplements practically any existing tome on lipides, regard- less of type.--M. G. DENAVARRE, BEAUTY, COUNSEl. ORS INC. PRACTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL FOR- MULARY, by M. Freeman. Chem- ical Publishing Co., Inc., New York 10, N.Y. 1962. 297 pages, indexed. Price $7.95. One would think that the day of formulaties was coming to a close, but it is not, apparently. The source of the formulas is not given. So one assumes the author has developed them, ranging from adhesives, cosmetics, perfumes, foods, inks, insecticides through wood preservatives. Few chemists are this clever. The astringent on page 15 seems pretty strong--and oily. Bril- liantine No. 1 (page 16) will not be homogeneous unless a particular sulfonated castor oil is used. The bleaching cream on the same page will also need milling to be smooth. The cream mascara on page 23 will smudge easily. Deodorant No. 1 may crystallize in the bottle if indeed the bottle does not explode. No attention is given to possible patent infringement in the cosmetic section hence it is probably the same in the balance of the book. This formulary is no worse or no better than others. If you want a lot of formulas for many things and are not satisfied with the one you have, here is another you can buy.--M. G. DENAVARRE, BEAUTY COUNSELORS, INC. COSMETIC CHEMISTRY FOR DERMA- TOLOGISTS, by Emil G. Klarmann. Charles C. Thomas Publishers, Springfield, Ill. 1962. 126 pages, indexed. Price $5.75. This fascinating book is the pub- lished record of a lecture series on cosmetic chemistry for dermatolo- gists within the course on industrial dermatoses given by the author for several years at New York Univer- sity, Post Graduate Medical School. It was this reviewer's intent to read a chapter at a time, take notes and prepare this review. But this was not possible, for one finds it difficult to put the book down once you start reading it. Most books require the name of the author on the cover. This book does not. For starting with the

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 111 dedication "To Piccina" and the word "didactic" on line 14 of the first page of the text, the book is obviously authored by no one but Emil Klarmann. One can literally hear him deliver every word. Others require hundreds of pages or multiple volumes to tell their story, yet all this is boiled down in a manner dramatically smooth in the present text. Author Klarmann in- troduces his text with a quick r•sum• of history, sales, safety, rationale of formulation, legal aspects of labeling and advertising, color additives and practical use of cos- metics. In the author's introductory remarks it is stated "the several formulas given in the text may not always represents the ultimate in technical refinement however, they are not only workable, but also more directly illustrative of the formula- tion principles involved, precisely be- cause of their simplicity." Eighteen chapters equivalent to the same number of lectures, com- prise this monograph. Although aimed at the dermatologist, there will be many others who can profit from this work. Cosmetic execu- tives, students with term papers, beginners in the cosmetic industry, medical practitioners, beauty edi- tors, copy writers, suppliers and pharmacy teachers can all find the world's oldest art and science ex- plained in readily understandable language. The author treads with uncom- mon sure-footedness in the areas of hormone cosmetics and cutaneous reactions from cosmetics. These subjects in particular, to this re- viewer's mind, are discussed with deep understanding and tactfulness not usually seen in cosmetic writing. Shbjects as artful as perfumery and as scientifically involved as hair dyes or hair waving are discussed with masterly facility. It is proper that this work at last is found in print under the author's sole name. For Author Klarmann has contributed to many joint pub- lications during his carrer, but this is his heart's love, under his sole authorship. It is a good book. Anyone in- terested in cosmetics in any way will find it a valuable and useful reference.--M. G. DENAVARRE, BEAUTY COUNSELORS, INC. PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS U. S. A. Noyes Development Corp., Pearl River, N.Y. 1962. 61 pages. $12.00. This is a guide to pharmaceutical producers m the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and India. The 500 major pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States are listed with the following infor- mation: name, address, ownership, principal executives, subsidiaries, plant locations, products, annual sales and number of employees. Distributors, wholesalers and re- packagers are not included. Also included are 200 Canadian, 200 British and 125 Indian pharma- ceutical manufacturers.--M. G. DENAVARRE, BEAUTY COUNSELORS, INC. RADIOACTIVITY FOR PHARMACEU- TICAL AND ALLIED RESEARCH LAB- ORATORIES, edited by A. Edelmann. Academic Press, Inc., New York 3, N. ¾. 171 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $6.00. This book is the published version of a symposium sponsored by Nu- clear Science and Engineering Cor- poration. As a result, there are no chapters. However eleven con- tributions comprise the text. Of particular interest to this in- dustry is Nelson's paper. entitled "Use of Radioisotopes •n Soap, Detergent and Cosmetic Research."