RT Journal
T1 TRuth about cosmetics
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1939
FD September 16
VO 113
IS 12
SP 1159
OP 1159
DO 10.1001/jama.1939.02800370075053
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800370075053
AB In this volume, which is published by the drug and cosmetic industry, the author presents a history of cosmetics and perfumes, a few statements on the subject of cosmetic dermatitis and a general consideration of all sorts of cosmetic preparations. The volume is definitely written for rather than against cosmetics, so that its author is apparently willing to condone the use of metallic salts for removing pigment when the best medical advice is certainly against the uncontrolled use of such preparations. The final chapter deals with treatments for obesity and tries to be as kind as possible to drugs for obesity that are based on bladder wrack without saying at once that all such preparations are pure hokum. The author seems to believe that the use of hypertonic solutions for bathing dries out the body.