45 Notice 10TH IFSCC CONGRESS I.ES.C.•C. COSMETIC HBRlI911S SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 24-28 OCTOBER 1978 For the first time in its twenty-year history, the International Congress in 1978 will be held in the Southern Hemisphere, in Sydney, Australia. The major activity of the 10th Congress, to be held from 24-28 October 1978 will be the presentation of original papers relating to scientific and tech- nological advances in cosmetics and toiletties. The emphasis will be on current and future trends under the theme: 'Cosmetic Horizons'. To have been eligible for consideration for the 1978 Awards, authors must have submitted titles and 400 word synopses to the Scientific Director, to be received by him, in Australia by 25 January 1978: Dr R. O. Hellyer, Scientific Programme Director, 10th IFSCC Congress, Box 2609 G.P.O., Sydney NSW, Australia 2001. The Programme Scientific Sessions Wentworth Hotel Congress Centre, 25 October through 27 October 1978. Instantaneous inter- pretation from and to the official languages, English, French, German and Spanish. Original papers will be presented on the following topics: sunscreening and the effect of climate on skin, dermatological topics, perfumery ingredients and formulations, new products and raw materials. Social Programme Relaxed, informal, freiendly programme of events and functions, including: reception at the famous Sydney Opera House Australiana Barbe- cue and Award Presentation excursions to Sydney's surfing beaches, koala park, the Blue Mountains, to mention but a few places of scenic and historic interest. Travel For information on package tours, contact your local Society details are available from the British, French, Swiss, American and Chilean Societies. For advice and assistance on travel and pre- and post-touring, contact your nearest office of QANTAS, the appointed Congress airline. How to Register Registration forms and Advance Programmes to be distributed in early 1978. Send your name and address for addition to the mailing list now to: The Congress Secretariat, GPO Box 2609, Sydney NSW, Australia 2001. Starting on 6 November 1978, a week after the Congress, the 6th National Convention of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute will be held at Surfers Paradise, Queensland. In addition to Plenary Sessions, most of the ten Disciplinary Divisions of the RACI will be holding specialist symposia. For further information contact: 10th Inter- national Congress of Cosmetic Chemists, Office of the Secretariat, GPO Box 2609, Sydney NSW, Australia 2001 or IFSCC Office, 56 Kingsway, London WC2B 6DX, England.

J. $oc. Cosmet. Chern. 29 47-48 (1978) Book reviews ADVANCES IN MODERN TOXICOLOGY VOL. 4 --DERMATOTOXICOLOGY AND PHARMA- COLOGY Eds. F. N. Marzulli and H. I. Maibach. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation Jom,• WILEY & SONS (1977). oe26.00. At last there is a book dedicated to the toxicology of skin. Although there are numerous texts on clinical dermatology, skin histopathology, the physiology, bio- chemistry and biophysics of the skin and even the occasional book on the pharma- cology of the skin, never before has there been a single volume directed at the interests of those concerned with predic- tive toxicology. The Editors, Marzulli and Maibach, need no introduction to readers of this Journal, their experience and ex- pertise are formidable and cover both clinical and experimental aspects of skin research. The book contains 23 chapters each with its own list of references. The choice of authors for each chapter has been selective and the resulting amalgam has justified what must have been a big effort by the Editors. For a book written with the toxicologist in mind, the chapter on 'Cutaneous Carcinogenesis' is rather abbreviated, but this brief treatment of the subject may be justified on the grounds that there are several other texts on the subject. This book will fill an important niche in the office, laboratory or library of every person with a responsibility for safety evaluation of cosmetics and toiletties. Some of the figures, particularly the photo- micrographs, would have been greatly improved by the use of colour and en- largement, but both of these would have increased the cost of the book, but at oe26.00, just over oe1 per chapter, it repre- sents excellent value. The publishers have produced the book in a sensible, easily readable, format and it should withstand the extensive handling that its interest will engender. V. K. BROWN MARTINDALES EXTRA PHARMACOPOEIA 27th edn. Ed. A. Wade. Asst. Ed. J. E. F. Reynolds. Pharmaceutical Press (1977). oe30.00. 'Martindale' is surely well known to and much used by virtually every scientist in cosmetic R & D, even if it is primarily aimed at practising pharmacists and medical practitioners. We have come to appreciate its extraordinarily wide cover- age, including a great number of ingre- dients actually or potentially suitable for inclusion in cosmetics and toiletties the editorial lay-out giving information on both technological and biological features along with a range of abstracts of original papers, provides a unique source of every- day reference to aid formulators, analysts, toxicologists and others. The first 'Martindale' appeared in 1883 in its 27th edition it is now thirty times the size of the original. Since commendable efforts have been made to present each item as concisely as possible, this is an interesting demonstration of the expanding universe of scientific information. It could also mean that finding the desired piece of information on a particular occasion is liable to become increasingly more diffi- cult with each new and bigger edition. The editorial staff are clearly aware of the 47