Annotated Bibliography
Elsner, P. and Howard, I. Cosmeceuticals: Drugs vs Cosmetics. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000. Some legalities and a look at cosmetic industry.
Fawcett, W.R. Liquids, Solutions & Interfaces: From Classical Macroscopic Descriptions to Modern Microscopic Details. North Carolina: Oxford University Press, 2004. Discusses chemical aspects of liquids.
Goddard, E.D. and Gruber, J.V. Principles of Polymer Science and Technology in Cosmetics and Personal Care. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1999. Interesting writings about the chemistry of surfactants.
Goodwin, J . Colloids & Interfaces with Surfactants and Polymers: An Introduction. New Jersey: Wiley, (2ed) 2009. Very detailed and higher level writings on the action of surfactants.
Hershberger, S., Nance, M., Sarquis, A. "Colorful Lather Printing." Journal of Chemical Education, 84(4) 608A-608B, 2007. Interesting activity may be included in art classes.
Ho, T. Australian Green Consumer Guide: Choosing Products for a Healthier Home, Planet, and Bank Balance. Sydney, Australia: UNSW Press, 2007. Awesome and detailed ideas to go green.
Indira, L., Nagaraju, K., Zameer, A. College BioChemistry-V. Mumbai, India: Global Media/Himalaya Publishing House. 2010. Very well research book.
Katz, D. The Chemistry (and a little Physics) of soap bubbles. www.chymist.com (accessed: June 20, 2011) Has wonderful activities with bubbles. Students would love this. Can be incorporated in a physical education class.
Kostka, K. Chemists clean up: a history and exploration of the craft of soap-making-how soap came to be common in America. Journal of Chemical Education, 79 (10) 1172-1175, 2002. Great historical aspect of the time line of soap.
Marzano, R., Pickering, D., Pollock, J. Classroom Instruction that works. Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 2001. Instructional strategies that are effective.
Ophardt, C.E. Virtual ChemBook. Elmhurst College. 2003.http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/554soap.html (accessed: June 20, 2011) This virtual chemistry book has great labs and great graphics.
Routh, H.B., Bhowmik, K.R., Parish, L.C., Witkowski, J.A. "Soaps: From the Phoenicians to the 20 th Century-A Historical Review." Clinics in Dermatology 14 (1): 3-6. 1996. Neat history, students can create timeline with this information.
Saponification. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saponification (accessed: June 20, 2011).
Schulz, P. and Clausse, D. "An undergraduate Physical Chemistry experiment on surfactants: electrochemical study of a commercial soap." Journal of Chemical Education, 80 (9), 1053-1056, 2003.
Science Explorer, Physical Science. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002. A physical science textbook.
Science Spectrum, Interactive Reader. Physical Science with Earth and Space Science. Florida: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 2008. A physical science textbook.
Science Spectrum, A Physical Approach. Holt Rinehart and Wilson, 2001. A physical science textbook.
Soaps and detergents. http://www.soapsanddetergents.com (accessed: July 12, 2011)
Stein, D. How to make monstrous, huge, unbelievably big bubbles. California: Klutz. 2005. Great book, students would love the bubble activities.
Surfactants.http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/scsp/mixturesandsolutions/milk/surfactant.html. (Accessed: June 20, 2011) Great information and graphics.
Tareila, J. "Clean up on Aisle 5: The chemistry or soaps, detergents, and bleach." Thesis, University of Pennsylvania. 2004. Thesis paper with similar concepts as the unit.
Wolf, R. "Soaps, Shampoos, and Detergents." Clinics in Dermatology 14(1): 1–32. 1996. Very informal and informative writing.
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