COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY
- 1 July 1937
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology
- Vol. 36 (1) , 116-118
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1937.01480010120017
Abstract
Triethanolamine is a modern synthetic saponifying agent of unusual properties which offers much assistance in the creation of emulsions designed for the care of the skin, scalp, hair and nails. Pharmacists may not carry it in stock, and it is a nuisance to secure it in lots as small as 1 pound (0.5 Kg.), but if there were sufficient demand, a supply would be forthcoming to the smallest hamlet in the United States. The literature on triethanolamine in medical, and specifically in dermatologic, journals has been meager. It needs no review, as it is so recent that it is available in any file of theArchives of Dermatology and Syphilology.1 Technical triethanolamine is a faintly yellowish viscous or syrupy liquid with a faint odor of ammonia. Its specific gravity is 1.13. It melts at about 18 C. and boils at 227 C. at 150 mm. Triethanolamine is hygroscopic andKeywords
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