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THE first chapter of the new and enlarged edition contains a short historical survey of the subject, accompanied by some excellent illustrations of kohl pots and other adjuncts of the perfumer in use among the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. A general account of the occurrence and separation of plant perfumes is followed by chapters on flower absolutes, the classification of odours, and fixation. A main feature of the book is provided by a series of some two dozen short monographs on flower perfumes: each of these contains notes on history, varieties, odour, natural perfume, chemistry, compounding, and synthetic components. Formulæ and recipes are given for a large number of miscellaneous fancy perfumes and toilet waters, and there are also informative sections on soap perfumery, tobacco flavours, floral cachous, etc. In the second part of the work the subject of cosmetics is treated in similar detail.
Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Soaps: with special reference to Synthetics.
By William A. Poucher. Vol. 2: Being a Treatise on Practical Perfumery. Third edition. Pp. xiv + 521 + 45 plates. (London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1929.) 25s. net.
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R., J. Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Soaps: with special reference to Synthetics . Nature 124, 572 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124572a0
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