JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 111 some question. Furthermore, it should have been pointed out (where appropriate) that formula- tions of the type offered in many chapters are only suggested starting points for product development (like a supplier's formulary), and are not ready-to-market products. As an example, a cream formula taken from one chapter was made in our laboratory and was found to have emulsion stability measured in days rather than months or years. The planning and editing are to be commended. There is clear evi- dence of serious effort to avoid ex- cessive repetition and overlapping. Someone has worked hard to make the language work toward straight- forward communication. The trade name indexes and author indexes are valuable features, but the subject in- dexes are sadly deficient. The paper, printing, and binding seem to be of good quality. The proofreading is ex- cellent, in general, though a few ntisspellings do occur. One chapter gives glyceryl monostearate (stand- ard throughout the book) on p. 351 and glycerol monostearate on p. 366, illustrating the difficult problem of nomenclature. To summarize, we are fortunate to have the benefit of the enormous effort that has gone into this maior reference. We look forward to the third volume and hope that we will not have to wait as long for the third edition as we did for the second. Our industry and cosmetic science are moving too fast.-Mtm•r BER- mcx-Chesebrough-Pond's Inc.

112 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Society of Cosmetic Chemists 1973 Merit Award Presentation The 1973 Society of Cosmetic Chemists Merit Award was presented to Phyllis J. Carter of I.C.I. America, Inc., Wilmington, Del., at the December 11th luncheon during the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting in New York City. The award was given to Ms. Carter in recognition of her outstanding service to the Society through the years. She served as SCC Director in 1955, and from 1969 through 1972. She was Newsletter Chairman in 1973, Public Relations Chairman in 1966-67, and held numerous other local chapter SCC posts. Leltt to right: 1974 Society President Hyman Henkin, Merit Award recipient Phyllis J. Carter, Merit Award Chairman Stanley Brechner, and 1973 Society President Robert L. Goldemberg