The history of soaps and detergents / Luis Spitz -- Soap structure and phase behavior / Michael Hill and Teanoosh Moaddel -- Formulation of toilet, combo, and synthetic cleansing bars / Edmund D. George -- Comparison of palm- and tallow-based soaps : specifications, formulations, and performance / Ainie Kuntom and Luis Spitz -- Chemistry, formulation, and performance of syndet and combo bars / Marcel Friedman -- Laundry products in bar form / Jose? L. Berna, Ce?sar Bengoechea, and Alfonso Moreno -- Multicolored and multicomponent soaps / Luis Spitz -- Raw materials for sulfonation and sulfation : production, characteristics, and uses / Jose? L. Berna -- Manufacture of methyl ester sulfonates and other derivatives / Norman C. Foster -- Household detergents production : technological evolution and trends / Icilio Adami -- Oleochemicals : physical constants, specifications, and product stability / Donald V. Kinsman -- Palm-based oleochemicals : overview and perspectives / Tian Lye Ooi and Hamirin Kifli -- New developments in liquid hand soaps and body wash products / Robert J. Jaworski -- Secondary surfactants for personal care applications / Minh V. Tong and Thomas J. Giese -- New anionic surfactants derived from olefin sulfonic acids / Paul D. Berger and Gregory P. Dado -- Personal care products based on cosmeceutical and nutraceutical ingredients / Shyam Gupta -- Certified organic personal care : an emerging market / Peter C. Murray -- Technical aspects of perfumery / Leslie C. Smith.