The cosmetics and consumer market is undergoing a rapid evolution, and the beauty industry is being redefined by health, technology, biotechnology, sustainability and novel sensory experiences.  Rapid advances in AI enabled products, biotech derived ingredients and clinically validated performance are re-defining the product design and formulation science of novel cosmetic products. In this talk, I... Read more »

The outer externally facing stratum of human epidermis, the stratum corneum (SC), provides a robust and effective permeability barrier which, by regulating water loss, makes human life on earth possible. Over 1200 ceramide species have been identified in human SC, complementing our understanding of the composition of free fatty acids and cholesterol derivatives, which together... Read more »

This talk will cover data collected from consumers with a range of damage levels and how this correlates with their perception of hair health.  Techniques used include TEM to understand the protein & lipid structure changes and SEM to understand the surface changes.  Also measured are single fiber properties including wet & dry tensile and... Read more »

Human hair has a complex structure and comes in a wide variety of colours and curl patterns. Thus, hair manageability goals vary significantly among individuals. This talk will discuss the single-fibre and hair-assembly interactions with cosmetics and their impact on consumers’ experience and hair-related goals.  Specific AI-driven approaches to exploring different dimensions of hair properties,... Read more »

Consumers no longer see the pursuit of beauty and that psychological wellbeing as independent of each other. In consumers’ minds, both have become deeply interconnected, with wellbeing representing both a route to, but also a consequence of, feeling beautiful. Psychological wellbeing is the result of a complex interplay of three distinct but interrelated domains. An... Read more »