JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Society of Cosmetic Chemists 1975 Officers Installed At the December 3rd luncheon session of the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting at the Americana Hotel in New York City, 1974 President Dr. Hyman Henkin installed the Officers and Dh'ectors for 1975. ' '- •' •":: .... , .:. ::• :5-'"•'•?•. .:'.• ' ' . :':•::• -: " •.' ':" : ".-' .......... '-•':' • :-:• --::- .':•:'"::" '• '.]::' •:'. .... ... .•.....•:. ß ..• ..... .:•...:: • ...... .. .• ?•.: ..... ..... •'•::•,...• ....... ...... .... :• ... •--:• .-. :-• •. •'.'. :• '•?•: :. • .%..a•.. .'•:•-• '•' - •'•-•••••••.•: ..... •. ...... '• a ': ':•':: : '-' "' '•* 7¾?.:..'-'-• "*'•&' '*' " : •" ..'.[.. "':'•':':} .... " • - '• ...:. . -:"•-, ' .'... :.::'.:'"".'.• .... '... "h' :' ß ".' ' ' ß .: ' • . ' ½0 •: .... .... .. ...... ..j...•..• .: •g.•. ,i• •..• •(• • ..'...... .... . •. .. •:. .• • ß ..:.'. .•..,... ' .•::• - • C.'"'?:-:-::::: . '• •?: •'-:'.. '2•'•4 :• ..... ."• •::. -:• •:-.:• '. •: • • :.,•.. • ':'.'. : '•." - '.. : '•-':*-•al ' a. '. '• -}:'•. • '• '}'• ': ' •5•: '•a • t •'•:•'•s''•':.-•'•:• kp,•: y: •.:•-':'::..:• .... ' .... •':- • '•: • ::":• •'• •. *' .f• • ': '• .7 .•'?-:": V-• •-" .'• ' • %:• I:.'::..'1 ]•'• :. :... "• :. :•:.:. ' •,.e t:j• '•:':: "? 'E • :'.:.•, ] '-. d: :..•.: ?." .• •:" • :• .:" '::• •'• e.:.. ...... •. •-:. •: • ................ .. • -. • • ...... • 'a-::: .• : /•:.Tdy•, ,,..::.•" :•. .•7•.:.-':•-_-•:-::•::. •....' '".•e... :•:•-:.•- .". - '- .1• '•' '• :"• • -']. •:'.k.•':*• •' -:2• ß '":: '• .•'. • - . .•.%c.. •..•." -•-. •.• .•- ... .......... • .' Leit to right (seated): Treasurer Paul Thau, Director (Area II) •etty Lou Day, PreM&nt Stephen G. Hoch, Secretary Gail Phillips Bucher, President-Elect Joseph H. Kratochvil (standing) Director (Area I) Graham Barker, Director (Area lid Horst A. E•h•dt, Director (Area 1) Mir&ell L. Schlossman, Board Chairman H•an Henkin,. Director (Area I) George Polla&, and Director (Area II) Stanley E. Allured

J. Soc. Cosmet. Chem., 26, 83-91 (February 1975) Aerobic Microflora of the Outer Eye Area of Women of Los Angeles, Calif. JOHN F. McCONVILLE, B.S., and DAVID W. ANDERSON, Jr., Ph.D.* Synopsis-Several reports have enumerated the MICROFLORA of used eye cosmetics. However, there is a paucity of literature describing the microflora of the OUTER EYE AREA. Understanding of the microflora of the outer skin around the eye should be useful in the development of PRESERVATIVE systems for eye cosmetics. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the knowledge of the microflora of the outer eye as determined in selected subiects residing in Los Angeles, Calif. INTRODUCTION Knowledge of the microbiological flora present on the human face, in par- ticular the eye area, is of importance to the cosmetic industry (1-5). The formulator of products for application on the human face should consider the types and numbers of microorganisms apt to be introduced into a product by applicators and/or fingers. Awareness of the resident and transient micro- organisms found about the eye is useful in the development of ocular cos- metics in order to adequately preserve them against the survival of these microorganisms when introduced into the product by the consumer. The purpose of this work was to define the numbers and types of aerobic microorganisms normally found on the outer eye and to ascertain if poten- tially pathogenic aerobic bacteria are found as residents or transients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two separate studies were performed on two different groups of subjects selected from laboratory personnel. Various techniques have been employed in previous studies of the microflora present on human skin. However, be- cause of the delicacy of the outer eye area, the method for sampling the micro- flora could not irritate the eve area of volunteer subjects. Also, we wanted the sampling method to simulate the application of eye area cosmetics. Thus, the •'Max Factor & Co., 1655 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood, Calif. 90028. 83