Cosmetics Formulation Manufacturing and Quality Control  (English, Hardcover, P. P. Sharma)

The first edition of this book authored by Mr. P. P.Sharma, senior regulatory officer of the Govt. of Delhi was published in 1998. There was no standard cosmetic book by Indian author. Foreign books like Harry's Cosmeticology, Cosmetics - Science & Technology edited by E. Sagarin et al are very costly and are available with only limited booksellers. As such, accessibility to these books was limited. This book has filled this gap. Another good feature of this book is that chemical names of cosmetics have been used in formulae appearing in the book. Where trade name of a chemical compound has been used, its chemical nature has been defined. The subsequent editions of this book after review and update were published in the following years :
Second edition 2001
Third edition 2005
Fourth edition 2008
Reprint of Fourth edition 2010
Fifth edition 2014

The book has been divided into eleven parts.

• Part one has chapters on regulatory provisions, plant layout, processes used in the manufacture of cosmetics, commonly used cosmetics raw materials, microbial contamination in cosmetics.
• Part two has chapters on cosmetics, which are used on skin.
• Part three has chapters on cosmetics, which are used on hair.
• Part four has chapters on cosmetics, which are used around the eyes.
• Part five has chapters on cosmetics, which are used on the nails.
• Part six has chapters on cosmetics, which are used on the teeth.
• Part seven has chapters on cosmetics, which are used by babies, elderly persons and persons allergic to some cosmetic ingredients.
• Part eight has chapters on aerosol cosmetics, cosmetic patches and herbal cosmetics.
• Part nine has chapters on essential oils and aroma chemicals, formulation of perfumes, alcoholic fragrance solutions and emulsified and solid fragrances.
• Part ten has chapters on chemistry of fats and oils, soap and manufacture of soap and, toilet soaps and bathing bars.
• Part eleven has chapters on general principles of quality control, skin sensitization/sensitivity testing, in-vitro test for skin irritation, quality control of raw materials, intermediates and finished cosmetic products, and stability of cosmetics.

The book also has four appendices :

• Appendix I has list of some machinery manufacturers in India.
• Appendix II, III and IV have indices of trade names of cosmetics raw materials, both of Indian as well as foreign manufacturers.