Book Reviews COSMETICS-PERFUMERY THESAURUS, by Hilda Feinberg. CCM Informa- tion Corp., New York, 1972. 106 pages. Price $12.95. This book is the first of a projected series of "thesauri" planned by the publishers, and is stated to be "first and foremost a practical tool for the vorking indexer or designer of an indexing system for the discipline or subject which it covers." The greatest value of this •vork •vill probably lie in its use as a stan- dardized system for choosing one of several possible terms, notations, or methods for indexing items of infor- mation. Such uniform notation •vill undoubtedly facilitate literature search, and •vill constitute a neces- sary adjunct to the computerized in- formation retrieval •vhich looms in the not too distant future. This is not an encyclopedia nor a dictionary, although descriptive notes are rather unevenly used, es- pecially under "Odors-Fragrance Types." Ho•vever, one should not ex- pect to use this book to find defini- tions. The author disclaims completeness and perfection, and invites criticism from users in order to improve suc- ceeding editions. Cellulose is listed, but not cellulose nitrate, nor cellu- lose derivatives in general. No posi- tion appears to have been taken on the ambiguous term "perfume com- pounds." This is, therefore, a book vhich vill serve mainly as a guide to in- dexers and literature searchers. It represents a capable and veil- planned effort to systematize the de- scription of information pertaining to cosmetic and perfume science and technology.--PAun LAUFFEa--Apache Junction, Arizona FORMULACION DE Los AEROSOLS (FoaMULaTIO• OE AZROSO•,S), by Dario Rodriquez Devesa. Dario Rodriquez Devesa, Avda. General- isimo, 118 Madrid 16, Spain, 1972. xvi + 933 pages, indexed. Price 4, 200 ptas. ( about U.S. $68.00). This book covering various aerosol formulations is vritten entirely in Spanish and should be of particular interest to aerosol personnel in the Spanish-speaking countries as well as Spanish-speaking personnel in the aerosol industry in the U.S. The book has been four years in preparation by the author and publisher and covers all types of aerosol products. It is divided into 23 chapters and 829

830 JOUBNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS includes cosmetics for personal hy- giene, hair preparations, perfumes and colognes, pharmaceuticals, vet- erinary aerosols, food aerosols, in- secticides, insect repellants, room de- odorants and air fresheners, paints and coatings, paint removers, indus- trial aerosols, automotive products, fire extinguishers, as well as other specialty applications. Each chapter includes a compila- tion of aerosol formulations gathered from publications from many differ- ent countries of the world. Complete formulations are given along with specific quantities of each ingredient and method of preparation. The author includes a great deal of basic information in regard to the formu- lat'on of each group of products. Wherever applicable, information is given as to the reason for the pres- ence of certain ingredients. Informa- tion as to the sale of each group of products is given in terms of U.S. sales and where the figures are avail- able, in terms of worldwide sales. In most cases, however, these figures are limited to U.S. and/or Euro- pean figures. This book is an excellent reference formulary, particularly to those in- terested in product formulations from overseas. While many of the formulations are from U.S. sources, a sufficient number are from foreign sources to make the book useful. Since this text is intended as a com- panion to the author's previous book "Technologia de Los Aerosols" (1965), very little aerosol technology is included in this book. It is in- tended more as a formulary than as a text book. The formulations are well documented and many refer- ences are given throughout the book. This text should be a welcome addition to the formulating aerosol chemist, and even though it is writ- ten in Spanish one should have little difficulty in identifying the ingredi- ents since, in many cases, the Span- ish is similar to the English. A Span- ish-English dictionary will be of help with some of the other words.-Jo}xN J. ScmRRA--St. John's University.