The in-cosmetics Formulation Summit took place at the end of October 2016 in London and took as its inspiration the concept of Beauty Protection, with the first day dedicated to Protecting Skin and Hair.
The day began with the opening remarks from Dr Barbara Brockway, director of Personal Care at Applied DNA Sciences. She posed the question in relation to pollution damage of whether we need a pollution protective factor – similar to the concept of SPF.
In order to help answer the question Dr Brockway had an air monitor on stage to give regular air quality readings throughout the day. Dr Brockway made it clear that monitoring the air quality is not simply for the purpose of satisfying scientific curiosity, but an important consideration for many millions of people living in and downstream from major cities. In addition the problem is not just the concern of inhabitants of Asian megacities. In the UK, 40,000 premature deaths per year can be attributed to pollution, and in France the figure is 48,000 per year.
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