J. Soc. Cos•net. Che•n. 25 235-238 (1974) ¸ 1974 Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Great Britain VIII I.F.S.C.C. International Congress Grosvenor House Hotel, London August 6-3oth 974 COSMETICS-QUALITY AND SAFETY TENTATIVE PROGRAMME The provisional listing of papers which have been accepted for the I.F.S.C.C. VIII International Congress and the arrangements for 'the Scientific sessions are as follows. For the three days of the Scientific sessions, the morning sessions will be from 0915 to approximately 1200 with a break for coffee and afternoon sessions will be from 1415 to 1700 with a break for tea. Preprints of the lectures will be available at the time of registration from Sunday, 25 August onwards. All lectures will be simultaneously translated into English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese. The presenters of papers will be allowed 15 minutes for their presentation and there will be approximately 15 minutes for discussion, although groups of discussions will be taken together where papers are presented on similar topics. A full social programme has been arranged following the opening plenary session on Monday 26th August. Registration forms and further details may be obtained from: General Secretary, Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Great Britain, 56 Kingsway, London. 235

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS TUESDAY, 27 AUGUST 1974 Morning 0915-1200 QUALITY AND ANALYTICAL METHODS Chairman: F. SoeRRA (Spain), IFSCC President 1970/71 Co-chairman: MRs H. BUTIZoeR, SCCofGB President 1972/73 'Effect of Phase Inversion Temperature on Surfactant Location during Emulsification' by T. J. Lin* and H. Ohta•- (*Shen, Hsidng, Tang, Chemical Co., Taiwan andS- Takasago Perfumery Co. Tk Tokyo, Japan). 'Some Considerations on the Detection Methods of Water-Soluble Polymers for Cos- metics' by S. Togano, E. Kadowaki and I. Matsumoto (Shiseido Laboratories, Yoko- hama, Japan). 'Analytical Aspects of some Classes of Risk Bearing Substances in Cosmetics' by D. H. Liem (Government Food Control Station, Enschede, Netherlands). 'Analytical Procedures for Chlorhexidine in Oral Products' by E. Cropper and P. Platt (Colgate-Palmolive Ltd, Manchester, England). 'Determination of Allantoin in Dentifrices' by P. Platt and S. Heath (Colgate-Palmolive Ltd, Manchester, England). Afternoon 1415-1700 EFFECTIVENESS OF COSMETICS 1 Chairman: S. J. Strianse (USA), IFSCC President 1963/64 Co-chairman: J. S. Cannell, SCCofGB President 1971/72 'Effect of some Phosphates on Removal of Dental Plaque' by A. Ishida, T. Amo and F. Tokiwa (Household Products Research Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan). 'New Cosmetic with Unique Appearance and Excellent Stability Formulated without the use of Surfactants' by S. Kubo, I. Hirano and J. Yamada (Shiseido Laboratories, Yokohama, Japan). 'Development of a Skin Cream Designed to Reduce Dry and Flaky Skin' by J. D. Middleton (Unilever Research Laboratory, Colworth/Welwyn, England). 'Studies on Damaged Hairs' by F. Miyazawa, F. Nozaki and T. Tamura (Papilio Cosmetics, Tokyo, Japan). 'Hair Breakage--the Scanning Electron Microscope as a Diagnostic Tool' by A. C. Brown and J. A. Swift (Unilever Research Laboratory, Isleworth, England). 236