Poucher's Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0751404799 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 782 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Perfumer's Bible, a must buy ! A very comprehensive book about perfume, soap and cosmetic industry. Decribes in great details about the industry historically. The book also provides information about where the flow, tendency and future of the perfume is going.A must buy for perfumers, soap makers, and general cosmetic manufacturers.
Hilda Butler, CChem, FRSC is a past president of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and is also currently the Series editor of >Cosmetic Science' monographs.
`Si raccomanda il volume per la sua grande utilità.' (We recommend this volume for its extreme usefulness) La Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse, 7-8 (2000)`It should prove invaluable to the student while providing interesting background and stimulating ideas to the experienced.'John Woodruff in Manufacturing Chemist`The 10th edition of Poucher's Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps is timely and most welcome as the last edition was published in 1993. I, therefor
The book has been logically ordered into four distinct parts. Poucher's Perfumes Cosmetics and Soaps has been in print since 1923 and is the classic reference work in the field of cosmetics. The many additions since the last edition demonstrate the dramatic recent expansion in the industry and how changes in legal regulations affecting the development, production and marketing of old, established and new products are operative almost worldwide. The final chapters in Part 4 contain useful information on the psychology of perfumery as well as detailing methods for the conduct of assessment trials of new products. Due to changes in the industry there are no plans to bring out new editions of volume 1 and 2.. The historical overview of Part 1 contains an essay demonstrating William Arthur Poucher's influence on the 20th Century cosmetics industry as well as a chapter detailing the long history of cosmetics. Now in a fully updated 10th edition, this new volume provides a firm basic knowledge in the science of cosmetics (including toiletries) as well as incorporating the latest trends in scientific applications and legislation which have occurred since the 9th edition. Part 2 is a comprehensi