EFFECTS OF AFTER-SHAVE LOTIONS ON SKIN I I.ORA 759 100 9O 8O 7O 6O 5O 40 3O 2O 10 Solutions- no perfume Commercial Lotions Soluhons- with xach I orophen e I I I I I 2 .'5 4 5 6 Time in hours Figure 10.--Face Plate Counts--Averages: Test solutions without perfume Com- mercial lotions Test solutions with hexachlorophene. The in vivo and in vitro procedures outlined here confirm each other and offer a choice of quick, convenient and reproducible methods for deter- mining the effects of perfume in alcoholic lotions. (Received June 22, 1964)

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