Exploring the Intersection of Laundry and Personal Care Formulation

The Area 1 Chapters of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists will co-host “What Touches Your Skin: The Role of Laundry and Personal Care Products” on October 14 in Stamford, CT. This special seminar will dive into the common ground between laundry care and personal care formulation and what it means for the products consumers put on their skin every day.

Ellen Shepard, senior director of R&D Personal Care North America at Unilever, will keynote.

Additional speakers and topics will include:

• Peter Tsolis, VP of R&D Skincare Category at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., who will explore how technology and shifting consumer behavior are reshaping skincare formulation
• Dr. Huifang Li, research fellow at the University of Rhode Island, who will present cutting edge research at the intersection of natural product chemistry and skin biology.
• Marisa Plescia, president of National Society of Cosmetic Chemists HQ and founder of FemChem Beauty, who will reframe sunscreen as a “second skin” and what that means for formulators.
• Valerie Gendelsman, senior manager, all laundry detergent product development team at Henkel, who will bridge the science of laundry and personal care formulation.

More information: https://nyscc.org/events/what-touches-your-skin/