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in-cosmetics Formulation Summit returned in a new virtual format from 17-19 November 2020. More than 148 delegates, from 34 countries, tuned in to watch a total of 19 presentations, panel discussions and main stage interviews that explored the science behind the latest cosmetic trends and gave exclusive insights into how brands can formulate in the climate change age.
Three-day Event Covered Various Topics
The three-day event was moderated by Barbara Brockway, director, Personal Care at Applied DNA Sciences. Andrew McDougall, associate director – Beauty & Personal Care at Mintel, opened the 2020 Summit with a packed-out presentation looking at navigating a safer future through eco-conscious living. Touching upon the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew addressed what climate changes mean to both the industry and consumers, and how this has affected the challenges of business sustainability.
Future of Sustainable Formulations
Following Andrew’s session, Iguatemi Costa, PhD, senior scientific manager for natural and sustainable ingredients at Natura, introduced the company’s Sustainability Vision 2030: Commitment to Life including its vision and practices to innovate below 1.5 degrees.
Providing a Roadmap to a more positive future for the beauty industry's impact on the planet and climate change, Jayn Sterland, managing director at Weleda, revealed how the brand has continued to be fully sustainable for more than 90 years.
In a session titled cosmetic business for a sustainable planet: A fascinating challenge, Konstantinos Gardikis, R&D director at APIVITA, discussed how the company invests in the research of bee products and pharmaceutical plants to develop safe, effective, sustainable and clean products.
Marketing Sustainable Cosmetics and Future of Beauty
Carys Smith, regulatory and sales director at Ayton Global Research, delivered an informative session on Making advertising claims for the new wave of climate change formulations. Using case studies to cover a number of key areas under the climate change topic.
Paul Matts, research fellow at Procter & Gamble, kicked off proceedings on the second day by asking ‘is there a societal standard of beauty?’ He confirmed that more than 4,000 years of history across cultures and countries revealed the same principles of beauty with key characteristics of what is commonly deemed as ‘facial attractiveness’, comprising shape-related features, such as symmetry, sexual dimorphism, and facial skin biology.
Behind the Scenes of Sustainable Business
Showcasing how brands can play a key role in the climate change age, Susan Curtis, director of Natural Health and Louise Green, head of Sustainability at Neal's Yard Remedies delivered a thoughtful session on NYR cosmetics in the climate change age and how the brand is taking steps to respond to consumer concerns.
Speaking about the NYR product range, Louise stated that everything begins with the ingredients and the brand’s choice to prioritize certified organic ingredients. She discussed how the brand prioritizes by-product ingredients to maximize value from crops, for example using apricot kernel oil rather than almond oil or using industry waste, such as fruit peels and nutshells and even post-consumer waste, such as coffee grounds.
Microalgae and Supporting Ocean Food Chains
Another highlight on Day 2 was Dr. Claudio Fuentes, composites research officer Biosciences at the University of Swansea. He delivered a session on Advanced bio-products from microalgae, discussing why microalgae are so important in supporting food chains in the ocean, taking CO
2 emissions out of the atmosphere and for cloud formation, and why microalgae can be a competitive raw product for cosmetics.
Brand New Roundtables and Direct learning with Live Demos
With the Summit delivered virtually for the first time, the event provided smaller, more in-depth roundtables to facilitate and drive problem-solving discussions. On the second day, eight virtual breakout sessions took place with participants offering their questions for panelists including Paul Day, NPD and Packaging Consultant; Barbara Olioso, founder of The Green Chemist Consultancy; and Minna Yamamoto, senior specialist, Biorefining Business Development and Production at St1. The roundtables covered a wide range of topics around climate change, from the safety of natural ingredients and waste reduction/circular economy to natural claims, misinformation and how to implement sustainable elements in a cosmetic formula.
On the third and final day, five 30-minute Live Demos offered attendees further solutions and insights into the science behind the cosmetics industry’s most pertinent trends. Key highlights included John Lofthouse, director Global Sales & Marketing at Chemisches Laboratorium, who spoke about changing skincare demands due to climate change, and Carmo Fraga, senior quality technician at Sovena who spoke about the latest developments in sustainable extracts using Oil4Health. Elsewhere, delegates watched a fully automated O/W formulation process and discovered how to digitalize cosmetics development with Adam Gorman, PhD, automation chemist at Chemspeed.
Source: in-cosmetics