Society of Cosmetic Chemists

MONTHLY MEETINGS:

Registration is Now Closed

Monthly meetings are usually held on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
An option to attend an Educational Hour presentation begins at 5 pm and ends by 6 pm. A cash bar is available from 6 to 7 pm during check-in. Dinner begins at 7 pm followed by a featured Dinner Speaker. Please use the buttons posted adjacent to each meeting and observe the payment deadline dates. Costs for the meetings are as follows:

Members with reservations..........................$40
Members without reservations.....................$48
Nonmembers with reservations...................$48
Nonmembers without reservations.............$58
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April Meeting

ABSTRACT:
Epidemiologic studies reveal that a high proportion (50%) of women consider their skin as sensitive and more intolerant than the general population even if sensitive skin remains an imprecise phenomenon. Indeed, facial skin contains an elaborate network of sensitive nerves that can easily turn cosmetic-induced subjective feelings into a skin discomfort for sensitive skin. This has led researchers in Monaco to focus on new active ingredients that improve sensitive skin, taking into consideration that particularly sensitive parts of the skin are highly innervated. The effect of a neuroactive ingredient that was previously reported as neurotrophic and neuroprotective in vitro was tested on hypersensitive skin in vivo at Exsymol S.A.M. The results demonstrate a significant improvement of the sensitive skin with a global benefit due to the neuroactive on the cutaneous sensibility. More particularly, this in vivo study demonstrates an improved efficiency of the active for three criteria:

Doug S. De Blasi began his career in Synthetic Organic Research and for ten years was a Scientist for Sun Chemical Corporation, followed by ten years as a Senior Research Associate for BASF Corporation, Graphic Arts Division.

In 1990 Doug moved into purchasing and sales in the personal care industry. He has held executive sales and marketing positions at Shamrock Technologies in Newark, New Jersey and MGP Ingredients in Kansas City, Kansas.

Doug is currently, Vice President of Sales and Technology, for Biosil Technologies, Inc., in Paterson, New Jersey. Doug holds a MS in Organic Polymer Chemistry and a MBA in Finance, both from Rutgers University.

ABSTRACT:
The alliance of marketing and R&D can certainly be thought of as a dance, albeit sometimes as awkward as those first movements at a high school prom. The marketing and R&D functions of any company are distinctly unique to each other, yet considerably reliant as well. Furthermore, the efforts of each team are essential in bringing a new product to a successful launch in the marketplace. Nevertheless, while the Utopian may see their roles as symbiotic, the pragmatist will often characterize their relationship as frequently adversarial. Often times, the best that can be said is that this is the true paradigm of a “love-hate” relationship. The reality, of course, is that this “collaboration” is crucial to the development and introduction of a safe, stable and efficacious product. Consequently, while the rewards are abundant, the process is designed to test the patience, communication and organizational skills of all participants. John will demonstrate the importance of establishing a critical path to help ease the pain of this very important process.

John Garruto is the founder and president of Free Radical Technology, a technical consulting firm in Oceanside, CA. John holds a B.S. Degree in Chemistry and has worked as a chemist and technical consultant to the personal care industry for over 32 years. John holds multiple patents in the area of personal care and related science. He has been a member of the California Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists since 1981 where he has chaired many committees and served as Chapter Chairperson in 2000. John was also the recipient of the Chapter Merit Award in 2002. John has published articles in various trade publications and is frequently consulted by beauty publications and the media for his perspective on technical subjects in the cosmetic industry. John is a past instructor in Cosmetic Science and related courses for the UCLA Extension and a frequent lecturer to the beauty.

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Contact D-D Chemco (818-349-4149) at least one week prior to the meeting.
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