118 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Society of Cosmetic Chemists Literature Award to Dr. Howard I. Maibach The 1973 Society of Cosmetic Chemists Literature Award was presented to Howard I. Maibach, M.D., Consultant in Dermatology, at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting held in New York City. Formal presentation of the award was made to Dr. Maibach by Dr. Hy- man Henkin, 1974 President of the Society, during luncheon ceremonies on December 3rd. The award consists of a scroll and an honorarium of $1,500. Dr. Maibach was honored for his research work and numerous publications on dermatology and related subjects. •. . .. --:. •. • •.• -• .:. ..-• ..:. • •.. . I-6• :..• •.- .¾...•.• •..¾ •:. .. • :' %5' ..:• .. • : . 3 -•:.• "•(• : ' ..•-%].•.• **- ........ ] ß ' ..'.:.'.' .:.. . ß Leltt to right: Literature Award recipient Howard I. Maibach and Literature Awarcl Chairman Morton Pader

Book Reviews McCUTCHEON'S DETERGENTS AND EMULSIFIERS, 1974 ANNUAL, NORTH AMERICAN EDITION, McCutcheon's Division, Allured Publishing Corp., New Jersey, 1974. 248 pages. Price $12.00. Also, 1974 ANNUAL, INTERNA- TIONAL EDITION. 144 pages. Price $8.oo. McCutcheon's invaluable guides to the world of surface active agents have undergone expansions in 1974 compared to 1973. The North Ameri- can Edition is about 10% larger, while the International Edition has nearly doubled in length. The mod- est price increases, $2.00 per volume, are not out of line with those for conaparable compendia. The format of the North American Edition has not changed apprecia- bly from the 1973 Edition. The Ex- perimental Surfactant Section has several new entries, and some of 1973's Experimentals are now found in the main section of the 1974 Edi- tion. With few exceptions there are only sketchy physical and chemical properties noted for the Experimen- tal Surfactants. This lack limits the utility of the Experimental Section. The listing of surfactants by in- creasing HLB values which follows the main section is actually a little shorter than the comparable 1973 list. However, an ample selection of HLB values is still presented. The 1974 edition also contains an excel- lent discussion of HLB followed by a 12-page bibliography of HLB-re- lated references. This new addition, by Paul Becher and William C. Grif- fin, is a welcome one. One area where "McCutcheon's" could be improved would be inclu- sion, wherever possible, of the CTFA Costa eric Ingredient Dictionary name of each material along with its class and formula. The International Edition lists products of 98 companies as com- pared to 89 in 1973, but there are many more individual enh'ies. A correlation between International Trade Names and their North Amer- ican equivalents would be a useful addition to future editions. Over the years, McCutcheon's has grown and improved. No practicing cosmetic chemist can afford to be without the current edition close at hand.--EDWAnD F. LEvY--Dewey and Almy Chemical Division. 119