Modern Perfumes and Essences

Abstract

(1) THERE can be scarcely any fashion so changeable and so demanding variation as that of modern cosmetics and perfumes. The last twenty years have seen bewildering progress, and manufacturers have been forced, time and again, to drastic revision of their products and to keen experimentation. Moreover, the future seems to offer no limits to this variety, and their manufacture now demands a deep knowledge and practical experience, for much of it has an empirical basis. The author's previous editions on these subjects are well known in the perfumery and cosmetic world, and have always been accepted as authoritative. The new edition is most comprehensive and, like the previous ones, gives a very practical account of the production, manufacture and application of perfumes and cosmetics. On account of the inclusion of much new matter, the author has made the wise decision to divide the work into two volumes, one dealing with perfumery (vol. 2) and the other with cosmetics and soaps (vol. 3).

(1) Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps:

with Especial Reference to Synthetics. By William A. Poucher. Vol. 2: Being a Treatise on the Production, Manufacture and Application of Perfumes of all Types. Fifth edition. Pp. xiii + 426 + 63 plates. 25s. net. Vol. 3: Being a Treatise on Modern Cosmetics. Fifth edition. Pp. xi + 228. 21s. net. (London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1936.)

(2) Flavours and Essences:

a Handbook of Formulæ. By M. H. Gazan. Pp. vii + 115. (London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1936.) 25s. net.