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Recyclability remained at the top of the agenda in a session on closed-loop beauty businesses. Here, Clare Lot, Business Development Manager, TerraCycle asked delegates, what makes an item practically recyclable? She stressed the importance of recycling know-how and making sure that the right funding is in place to facilitate the right processes, before speaking in detail about the current initiatives to create public collection points to drive volume, process hard to recycle waste and efficiently sort and process materials.

Further tackling the topic of circular beauty and packaging, Ed Thorne, BID and Partnerships, Loop™ (TerraCycle) spoke about eliminating the idea of waste out of the supply chain, before it has even been developed. As a global platform for reuse, Loop enables consumers to easily return products so they can go back into the supply chain with the cost of recycling embedded into the product. Offering accessibility, affordability and convenience, Loop enables brands to create a much-needed step change.

Meanwhile, Dr. Christina Raab, Vice President, Strategy & Development, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, suggested that future-proofing ingredients and products with cradle-to-cradle principles was the globally recognised measure of safer, more sustainable, products for a circular economy. With just 8.6% of the global economy circular, Christina stressed that to keep the world liveable, the circularity rate would need to be doubled. By rethinking, redesigning and transforming the system, Christina suggested that product circularity could be achieved by intentionally designing them for their next use.

Finishing off the series of sessions on packaging, Chris DeArmitt,

a world-class expert in plastic materials and Author of ‘The

plastic paradox’ delivered a provocative session that called on delegates to consider the uncomfortable truth about plastics. He suggested that rather than the destructive and dangerous picture painted by the media, plastics weren’t as harmful as many believe. Making up less than 1% of materials and waste by weight and volume, he suggested that removing plastics wouldn’t reduce waste as it would take 3-4lbs of other material to replace just 1lb of plastic. He called upon delegates to read beyond the headlines to readdress what we all think we know about plastics.

Speaking about the Summit, delegate Hannah George, Technical Sales Manager, Gattefossé UK Ltd, said: “Coming from the workplace, the summit is very relevant, it’s got a good reputation so it will be useful to me. All of the sessions are very valuable, and the main highlights are the talks and seeing people in person from the industry after the pandemic is great. The themes from today on sustainability, the full supply chain traceability, and also changes with post-Brexit on the cosmetic industry is interesting to see.”

Sustainability and the future of Green Chemistry

From recycling to sustainability and green chemistry, Francesca

Morgante, Market Development Manager Europe, Roundtable

on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) joined the programme to discuss how sustainable palm oil could contribute to a more conscious cosmetic sector. It is estimated that more than 70% of cosmetic products contain palm oil. The RSPO aims to transform markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm through global standards and multi-stakeholder governance.

Francesca outlined the eight principles growers need to adhere to in order to achieve RSPO certification, from demonstrating a commitment to transparency; compliance with applicable laws and regulations; use of appropriate best practices by growers and millers; environmental responsibility and conservation of natural resources and biodiversity; and responsible development of new plantings.

Preparing the next generation of scientists to lead the sustainability debate, Professor Andrew Burrows, FRSC, SFHEA, Head of Department of Chemistry, University of Bath gave delegates an overview of the University’s commitment to Green Chemistry education and development. Here, Andrew highlighted some of the projects being undertaken by PhD students from biodegradable microbeads to new sustainable plastics.

Neurocosmetics in action

Demonstrating the link between wellbeing and sensory enhancement, Dr Karl Lintner, President, KAL’IDEES suggested well-ageing could be the new anti-ageing trend. He cited the cosmetic anti-ageing challenges from dry skin and wrinkles to anisotropy and glycation, and how the industry has moved from neuroscience and neurocosmetics to neuromarketing to discuss customer’s needs, motivations and preferences that traditional methods cannot reveal.

Continuing with a focus on how emotions impact skin health and beauty, Dr Katerina Steventon, Independent Skincare Consultancy Ltd, highlighted how we are evolutionarily wired to see ‘visible’ changes in the skin, with happy people looking more ‘radiant and beautiful’. Katerina spoke about how skin health and beauty is proven to affect our well-being and self-esteem, with ‘skincare as self-care’ critical for mental wellbeing.

Speaking after her session, Katerina added: “It is great to be surrounded by industry professionals who are offering very technical sessions which we can all learn from. I like the data-

driven approach to the event and it’s a great opportunity to network and make new contacts in the industry.”

Charles Spence, Head of the Cross-modal Research Laboratory,

University of Oxford reflected on the explosion of research into the cross-modal influence of olfactory cues on multisensory person perception – from attractiveness, likeability, gender, age/ youthfulness and sympathy.

Jasmine Greenhalgh, Product Development Chemist, Omorovicza Cosmetics Ltd UK, added: “I value the Summit as an extremely beneficial way to learn more about consumer trends and to network. It’s been very valuable so far; some talks have even made me question what I believe in such as plastics and packaging. It has shed a light on how the problem centres around the supply chain.”

Roziani Zulkifli, Event Director of in-cosmetics Formulation

Summit, said: “I can’t describe how fantastic it feels to reunite the cosmetics and personal care industry, face-to-face once again after almost two years without a physical in-cosmetics event in Europe. To be able to provide the industry with a much-needed opportunity to hear from industry experts and network with peers is invaluable. The conference programme once again took a deep dive into the industry’s most pressing trends, bringing together R&D professionals and formulators in a safe and engaging space. We have already received such overwhelmingly positive feedback and look ahead to returning to Paris in April 2022 for in-cosmetics Global.”

Ampro Industries is Owning Hair Care with A New Scentful Collection

Ampro Industries, Inc., Introduces Shine ‘n Jam® Rainbow Edges, the fruitfully fragrant collection every edge enthusiast is craving.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dance the day away with Shine ‘n Jam® Rainbow Edges, the newest obsession in the award-winning Shine ‘n Jam collection of conditioning gels. “Shine ‘n Jam Rainbow Edges is a fruitfully fragrant collection born out of a desire to give the younger generation a product line,” said Jonathan Rudner, CEO Ampro Industries. “We created something that not only has the world class ‘Shine ‘n Jam performance’ people have come to trust, but that also has youthful energy in the color, design, and fragrance.”

Shine ‘n Jam® Rainbow Edges consists of five, fruity flavors – each in a 4-ounce jar: Cherry Apple, Blueberry Blast, Melon Slice, Banana, and Strawberry. “In a word, the fragrances found in the Rainbow Edges collection are craveable!” says Camille Wright, SVP of Brand Marketing and Communications. “I, personally, tested the scents with a wide and varied audience, who could never choose a favorite, but all agreed that the scents are exhilarating. They are a perfect way to welcome a younger user to the brand.” Carefully crafted to smooth the delicate hairline of growing teens, the performance of this formula is flexible, alcohol, paraben, and flake-free. It will keep their hair laid even while dancing the day away.

Shine ‘n Jam® Rainbow Edges models pictured with Shine ‘n Jam® Rainbow Edges assorted flavors below.