23. Cosmetics,, 1915-1980

Summary: Documents CR's testing, research and projects relating to cosmetics. Includes correspondence with subscribers, consultants and manufacturers, notes, magazine and newspaper clippings, trade journal articles, cosmetic packages or boxes, lipstick canisters, product literature, test results, operating manuals, advertisements, and purchase orders. Topics include cosmetics, allergy problems, baby powder, bath salts and preparations, bleaches, cleansing tissues, cold and cleansing creams, depilatory creams including Koremlu and Croxon, face powders, facial message products, facial packs and masks, hand lotions, hair brushes, hair and scalp care (shampoos), hair tonics, cosmetic hazards, leg cosmetics, lipstick, moisturizers, nail polish, nail polish remover, "Negro" cosmetics, perfumes, rouge, Russian cosmetics and soaps (1935), shaving lotions, and talcum powder.