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MWSCC CHAPTER EDUCATIONAL DINNER MEETING

“Antimicrobials”Dr. David W. Koenig, Kimberly Clark

ABSTRACTAntimicrobials are used as agents to prevent microbial growth in formulatedproducts to prevent spoilage and maintain freshness. Many considerations gointo the selection of processes or compounds that will preserve products againstproblem microorganisms. Successful selection requires knowledge of microbialmetabolism and susceptibility as well as the interaction of both the microbe andantimicrobials with the formulation.

General mechanisms of action for most of the antimicrobials used in preservationinclude; oxidation, cell coagulation, energy depletion, and membrane disruption.Many of the more successful approaches taken to inactive microorganisms do sousing more than one mode of action. Other factors that affect antimicrobialperformance include: concentration, time of exposure, temperature, pH and thepresence of organic matter. This talk will provide a brief overview of basicmicrobiology, antimicrobial mechanism of action, and microbial resistance asrelated to preservation of formulated products.

BIODr. Koenig received a B.S. in biology from Bowling Green State University in 1979,a M.S. in biology from the University of Mississippi in 1982, and a Ph.D. inmicrobiology from Louisiana State University in 1988. He has over 30 yearsexperience in fermentation microbiology, industrial microbiology, andenvironmental microbiology. He was a Research Scientist with Betz PaperChemfor 2 years and a scientist at the NASA-Johnson Space Center for 8 years beforejoining Kimberly-Clark. His research at Kimberly-Clark has focuses on infectioncontrol, microbial ecology, biocides interactions with microbes, and thebiomechanical properties of the skin. He has been flying hot air balloons for 30years and builds experimental hot air balloons.

March 12th Chapter Meeting:

Next Meeting: March 12thCopernicus Center and Vida Cantina (St. Louis)

Please RSVP to Deborah Zopel by March 5th [email protected] The Meeting is Free. Dinner is $35 for Members, $45 for Non-Members,$20 for Emeritus and Retired Members. There will be a $10 no show fee

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March 2013 • Vol. XLV No. 3

The Midwest Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists

This Issue

Tom’s Fireside Chat ...... 2

Meeting Venue .............. 3

Chapter News ............. 4-5

Feature Article ............ 6-7

St. Louis Social Night ... 8

Holistic Symposium ..... 10

National News ............. 11

Employment ........... 12-13

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SCCMidwest Chapter2013 Board Members

ChairpersonTom [email protected]

Chair - ElectDusanka [email protected]

SecretaryGina [email protected]

TreasurerMichael Mack [email protected]

Area II DirectorsPerry [email protected]

Kelly [email protected]

House ChairLisa [email protected]

Program Co-ChairsDebbie ZartlerPeggy Dorrance Bennett [email protected]

Newsletter EditorJanelle [email protected]

Advertising ManagerGary Neudahl(708) [email protected]

National SCC OfficesFor member address changes:www.scconline.org (212) 668-1500

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Dear MWSCC,

Greetings! As winter finally startsreleasing its grip on the Midwest, wehave a lot to look forward to thisyear. We just completed ourFebruary meeting at Home Run Innin Darien, and it was wonderful tosee so many new faces. I am verygrateful for all the positive feedbackthe location and venue change generated, we will certainlylook into doing more events like this in the future. Also aspecial thank you to Gina Cosby for a wonderfulpresentation!

We have several events to put on your calendar this year.May 29th will be our Social Night on the Anita Dee II.Margie has secured us the entire boat for our event! TheAnita Dee 2 is docked at Navy Pier, and after our cruisethere will be fireworks on Navy Pier as well. You won’twant to miss this event! We will soon be providing detailson how to sign up and sponsor the event.Our Technical Symposium returns this year as well. TheTech Symposium will be held at Belvedere Events &Banquets at 1170 W Devon, Elk Grove Village on October10th. We are looking forward to the return of this event. Ifyou are interested in helping, contact Chris Boone orChristine Daraska.

We have news from National as well. They have put out acall for Podium Presentations to be made at the NationalMeeting in NYC in December. If you are interested,National has some suggested topics to cover. The call forpresentations can be found on their website. The biggestnews from National is the revamped MembershipApplication. In the past, applicants needed 3 signatures inorder to petition for membership. That practice has beendiscontinued. The new application can be found on ourwebsite as well as National’s. We also bring paper copieswith us to each dinner meeting. If you know someone whohas thought about signing up, but discouraged by needingsignatures, now is the time!

Our next meeting is on March 12th at the CopernicusCenter. The topic centers around microbiology, and ifyou’re a formulator you certainly won’t want to miss it. I’mlooking forward to seeing you all there.

In closing, I’d like to offer the chapter a challenge. Ourevents always generate a nice attendance. If you knowsomeone in the SCC or someone who has thought aboutattending, please make sure they know about the nextmeeting. I want to build on the momentum of getting freshfaces in the crowd!

Best,

Tom

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Chapter Meeting Venue

March 12th MWSCC Chapter MeetingTWO Locations - Skype Event!

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Chicago Area Venue:Copernicus Center 5216 W. Lawrence AvenueChicago, IL 60630(773) 777-8898

Schedule4:15 pm CST: Board Meeting 4:30 pm CST: Social Hour (Cash Bar) 5:30 pm CST: Speaker & Q&A 6:30 pm CST: Dinner

Menu

Appetizer: Vegetable Tray

Soup: Mushroom Barley

Salad: Garden Salad withBalsamic Vinaigrette, Dinner

Rolls with Butter

Main Entrée: Broasted PepperSteak served over a fresh Potato

Pancake, Fresh Vegetables

Dessert Buffet: Cookies,Eclairs, Kolackis, Cheesecake

St. Louis Area Venue:Vida Cantina - St. Louis Galleria1137 Saint Louis GalleriaRichmond Heights, MO 63117(314) 863-1150

Schedule5:00 pm CST: Social/Cocktail5:30 pm CST: Speaker6:30 pm CST: Dinner

Menu

Appetizer: Chips with SalsaFresca

Salad: Cabo Salad with CilantroLime Vinaigrette

Entrees: Carne Sada Tacos,Carnitas Tacos, Chicken and

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Why Lead in Lipstick Stories Will Never Go AwayBy Perry Romanowski

This story about a study of lipstick done by the Daily Mail which showed 55% of lipsticks containedtrace amounts of lead leads me to conclude that this problem will never go away.

The problem?

No, not lead in lipstick. This isn’t a problem. There is no credible study that demonstrates the levelof lead in lipsticks is anything but safe.

The problem is the belief that there is no safe level of lead or mercury or “toxin” that can betolerated in cosmetics.

Sadly, this is a problem that cosmetic chemists will have to deal with for the rest of time. Somepeople will never come to grips with the notion put for by Paracelsus…

“All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates apoison….” Paracelsus (1493-1541)

Why?

I’ve thought about this a lot because it is such a frustrating topic for scientists. Here are fivereasons I think this problem will never go away.

1. Fear stories are more compelling than safety stories.

This is just a truism of journalism. People are more interested in stories that scare them than instories that are reassuring. Sensationalism sells. So stories of toxic cosmetics will always trumpstories declaring cosmetics safe. And since cosmetics are far and away safer than most any otherconsumer product, the media will have to rehash stories about lead in lipstick. There just isn’t muchelse.

2. People are scientifically illiterate.

The reason that these fear stories are compelling is because people are generally scientificallyilliterate. They also prefer simple answers to complicated questions. Lead = bad is a much easierthing for people to comprehend than “certain levels of lead are bad but other levels are perfectlysafe”. Fearmongering is effective because the people propagating the stories do so to a public thatis not smart enough about science to make a judgement about the validity of the story.

Did you know that to determine the level of lead in lipstick you have to use Hydrofluoric Acid toseparate out the lead? The stomach acid just isn’t strong enough to break down any ingestedlipstick so the lead will never get into your system anyway!


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3. People are unable to properly evaluate risk.

Another huge problem is that people are just not good evaluating risks. They fret about lead inlipstick or BPA in plastic bottles which have risk levels in the 1 in million lifetime risk, but thinknothing of getting in a car which has a 1 in 100 lifetime risk of killing them. Here are the thingsthat kill people. Cosmetics is not one of them.

4. Message benefits some marketers.

One of the reasons these stories will stay around is because some marketers use fear to setthemselves apart from their competition. When you see “paraben-free” or “sulfate-free” claims ona container, there is the implicit claim that those things are dangerous or otherwise bad. Theseare not direct lies but they implicitly propagate a myth and benefit from it.

5. Dunning Kruger effect.

Finally, there is the Dunning Kruger effect. This is the notion that someone unskilled in a subjecthas more confidence in their opinion about the subject than someone who actually knowssomething about it. So, you get books written by PR Agents and Runway Models exposing thetoxicity & dangers of cosmetics. Why is it that people who have spent their careers researchingand testing cosmetic products are not writing scare books about cosmetics? Why is it that thepeople who would most likely know the truth about whether cosmetics are dangerous don’t penthese books?

Dunning Kruger.

Cosmetic formulators

So, what does this mean for cosmetics and cosmetic chemists?

In some ways stories like these are positives for cosmetic chemists. Whenever an ingredientcomes under fire from a NGO (non-governmental organization) watchdog group, cosmeticmanufacturers perk up and get their scientists to work on versions of the formulas that do notcontain the ingredient. This defensive formulation work can keep people gainfully employed foryears.

Unfortunately, this means that you don’t get to do any real innovation or develop products withnew benefits. You simply spend your time reworking products that work perfectly fine usingalternative, usually substandard, ingredients. (If they weren’t substandard you would’ve usedthose ingredients in the first place).

But alas, this is the way of the world. Until we improve science education in our country andaround the world, people are still going to find “Lead in Lipstick” stories compelling.

Article courtesy of Chemists Corner (http://chemistscorner.com)

Cosmetic Chemists invited to gather at Social Night in St. Louis!

ST. LOUIS. The Chapters of Area II of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists today announced they will behosting a cocktail reception on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at the beautiful Missouri Botanical Garden inSt. Louis. The event will be held in conjunction with the annual mid-year Scientific Seminar which willtake place at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel on June 6th and 7th. Online registration is now open forthe social event and SCC members who register before May 4, 2013 can save $20 on the ticket price.More information can be found at the St. Louis SCC chapter websitehttp://www.stlouisscc.org/scientific-seminar-society-cosmetic-chemists-2013.html

This social event will provide an excellent opportunity for cosmetic formulators, scientists and rawmaterial suppliers from around the country to network and discuss the latest developments in cosmeticscience and the cosmetic industry. Passed hors d'oeuvres will be served for the first three hours andthere will be a full bar. As an added bonus, during the event, the Whitaker Music Festival will be takingplace. Attendees are invited to explore the garden and enjoy the jazz as part of the receptionexperience.

Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation's oldest botanical garden in continuousoperation and a National Historic Landmark. The Garden is a center for botanical research and scienceeducation, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis.

Details for the event are as follows:

Date: June 5, 2013Time: 7 to 11 pmLocation: Missouri Botanical Garden

4344 Shaw BoulevardSt. Louis MO 63110

Transportation: Shuttle bus transportation betweenSt. Louis Union Station Hotel andthe Botanical Garden provided

About the Society of Cosmetic Chemists

The Society of Cosmetic Chemists was established in 1945 and is dedicated to the advancement ofcosmetic science and strives to increase and disseminate scientific information through meetings andpublications. For information please visit http://www.scconline.org. Information on the Annual ScientificSeminar will be available on the website by early March.

ContactTo learn more about this event, please contact:Kelly DobosKao USA, Inc2535 Spring Grove AveCincinnati, OH [email protected]


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10:15 “Natural Alternatives for Cosmetic Preservation”Christopher Johnson, Kinetik

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