The SFC has announced it is ready to welcome the cosmetics industry to Paris in October for the 28th IFSCC Congress. “This is an honour and a real challenge for the sector’s 2nd European market,” declared Claudie Willemin, president of the Société Française de Cosmétologie (SFC).
“When it was decided in 2007 that between 27 and 30 October 2014 Paris would be the location, this decision rewarded the SFC for its work and involvement in the international federation, whose 16,000-strong membership network extends over 51 countries and 47 learned societies (like the SFC),” she added.
“The cosmetics industry is particularly innovative, both in research and in its ability to create economic value. And companies in this sector are constantly striving to ensure that innovative products perform well and are innocuous,” explained Claudie Willemin.
Sessions at the congress, around the theme ‘Cosmetology: Innovation And Performance For Beauty And Wellbeing’, have been structured with the aim of illustrating all the facets of cosmetology research. “We wanted a congress that didn’t approach scientific advances in terms of fields of activity (anti-ageing, hair, sun exposure…) but one that really showed that cosmetology involves skills and knowledge which are valued outside the cosmetics sector. Rather, our philosophy is to investigate wider research fields: the biology of skin, hair and nails, but also colour, sensory matters, physical chemistry and skin protection strategies…”
“The cosmetics industry has a responsibility to society in terms of product development, from the moment the formula is conceived until the end of the product’s life cycle. The industry is clearly striving to control its environmental impact and respect the biodiversity of its raw materials. All this is considered a source of innovation in an increasingly competitive economic environment,” concluded Claudie Willemin.
