Posted: October 7, 2011
Veteran cosmetic chemist and past president of the Society of Cosmetic Chemist, Graham Barker, past away yesterday, Oct. 6, 2011, at the age of 90.
Graham was a graduate of City College of New York, where he earned his bachelor's of science degree in chemistry. He also obtained his master's degree in chemistry from Brooklyn College. After a long and distinguished career in the chemical industry, Barker began a consultant company known as Granum Inc. in Fair Lawn, N.J., USA .
According to friend Paul Thau, Barker was known for stimulating ideas. "At a number of companies, he always had an open door," noted Thau. To that end, Barker held a number of personal care patents including:�Antiplaque mouthwash concentrate (1993), Personal care emulsion�(1985) Process for the preparation of synthetic detergent bars, and products produced thereby (1982), Conditioning shampoo (1981) Waterproof makeup and method of preparing same (1979) Composition for treating fabrics, method for making and using the same (1978), and� Water-oil emulsions and method of preparing same (1978).
Barker was known member in the Society of Cosmetic Chemists, for which he served as president, director and chairman of the board. He worked for Witco Chemical Corp., serving roles such as manager of the special products division. Barker contributed to a number of books, including Surfactants in Cosmetics, for which he wrote chapter 9, titled "Surfactants in Shampoos."
In addition to his role in cosmetic chemistry, Barker was an Army Veteran of World War II from 1942-1946 and served in the Pacific Theatre of Operations.�
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