| Continued .... 2008
SCC ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR – A “GRAND” TIME!
The
Society of Cosmetic Chemists held its Annual Scientific Seminar
on June 5th and 6th at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
The Society was excited to return to the Orlando area since
it had held the very successful 23rd IFSCC Congress here
in 2004. The Technical Program was arranged by the Committee
on Scientific Affairs which is chaired this year by Wil Hemker.
Similar to Anaheim a year ago, the weather was sunny and
warm, perfect for Florida, and the science was excellent.
COSA continues to strive to provide scientific presentations
that allow attendees the opportunity to learn something that
they can bring back to their company and hopefully use in
their current job environment.
The Seminar began on Thursday
morning with Session A – Natural/Organic Cosmetic
Products, moderated by Timothy Kapsner (Aveda
Corporation). Mr. Kapsner opened the session with a presentation
entitled “Organic Cosmetic Standards: Fact or Fiction?”.
Additional Presentations in Session A included: “A
Journey to Sustainable Packaging” – John
A. Delfausse (Estee Lauder Companies); “Green Chemistry:
The Natural Ally of the Cosmetic Industry” – Pierre
Charlier de Chily (ALDIVIA SAS); “Green Formulating
Strategies” – Ulrich Issberner, MD (Cognis
Corporation); and “Organic, Natural and Other Green
Labeling Regulations” – Farah K. Ahmed (Personal
Care Products Council).
On Thursday afternoon, Jane
Hollenberg (JCH Consulting) moderated Session B – Skin
Color. Presentations in Session B included “A
New Skin Whitener (Sodium Palmitoyproline and Nymphea Alba
Flower Abstract) Capable of Modulating Melanogenisis-Related
Genes and to Prevent UV-Induced Pigmentation Through its
Soothing Properties” – Carla Perez (Seppic,
Inc.); “Complex Effect Pigments: Innovative Solutions
for Ethnic Color Cosmetics” – Betty Aucar
(BASF Corporation); “Drawing the Line on Wrinkles
by Supporting the Dermal-Epidermal Junction (DEJ)” – Hugues
Beaulieu (Atrium Innovations, Inc.); “Ceramidase
Control: An Approach to Improving Skin Health” – Michael
Daley, Ph.D. (Kimberly-Clark Corporation); and “Image
Analysis to Quantify the Efficacy of Active Ingredients for
Skin” – Roger McMullen, Ph.D. (International
Specialty Products).
Also on Thursday afternoon, Colleen
Rocafort (Ciba Corporation) moderated Session C – Hair – Aging
and Graying. Presentations in the session were “Fluorescence
and Coloration of Grey Hair” – Janusz Jachowicz,
Ph.D. (Better Cosmetics, LLC); “What Color is Colored
Hair” – Peter Kaplan, Ph.D. (TRI/Princeton); “Hair
Aging and Graying” – Teca Gillespie (The Procter & Gamble
Company); “Treatments for Graying Hair: What Works
and What Does Not” – Perry Romanowski (Alberto
Culver, Inc.); and “Rapid Screening Protocol of
Sunlight Exposure to Damaged Hair” – Eric
S. Abrutyn (Kao Brands Company).
Session D – Delivery
Systems opened Friday morning’s program. This
session was moderated by Mindy S. Goldstein, Ph.D. (Estee
Lauder Companies). Presentations in Session C included “Straightforward
Approach for Screening Silicone Gels of varying Functionality
for Use in Cosmetic Ingredient Delivery” – Jeff
Caruso (NuSil Silicone Technology); ”Extended Release
of Lidocaine from Linker-Based Lecithin Microemulsions” – Jessica
S. Yuan (University of Toronto); “Vesicular Delivery
Systems: From Phospholipids to Silicones for Targeted Skin
Sites” – Shaow B. Lin, Ph.D. (Dow Corning
Corporation); “Microemulsions as Sprayable Delivery
Systems for Specialty Ingredients” – Jonette
Payne (McIntyre Group, Ltd.) and “Removal of Microbial
Pathogens from Skin Using Magnets” – Michael
Daley, Ph.D. (Kimberly-Clark Corporation).
The final session,
Session E – Formulation and Test Methods on
Friday afternoon was moderated by Martha Tate, Ph.D. (Kimberly-Clark
Corporation). Marisa Robinson from the University of Cincinnati
presented “Barrier Repair After Tape Stripping:
Effects of Semi-Permeable Membranes on the Natural Moisturizing
Factor of the Skin (NMF)”. Other presentations
included: “Utilizing Rheological Parameters to
Predict Consumer-Perceived Sensory Attributes of Cosmetic
Creams” – Penny Anderson (Amway Corporation); “Cationic
Emulsifier Systems for Sunscreens: Combining Efficacy with
Cost Advantage” – Anna Howe (Evonik Consumer
Specialties) and “The Development of High Throughput
Methods for the Study of Polymer/Surfactant Interaction and
the Evaluation of Polyelectrolyte Thickeners” – Robert
Y. Lochhead, Ph.D. (The Institute for Formulation Science).
The Committee on Scientific Affairs also arranged two Mini-Breakfast
Seminars. On Thursday morning, Farah Ahmed (Personal Care
Products Council) presented “New Proposed Sunscreen
Regulations”. On Friday morning, Steve Schnittger
(Estee Lauder Companies) presented “Preservative
Optimization and Risk Factor Analysis”. These
breakfasts are a tradition of the Annual Seminar and provide
an informal environment where individuals can participate
through an open forum of questions and answers.
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