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From "C&T.com | E-Newsletter" | Well-being in Personal Care: An Interview with Meyer Rosen

(January 16, 2008) -- Wellness is a concept from ancient times that has for years been reflected in spa market. The concept of wellness has also translated into cosmetics and personal care, oftentimes through "accompanying" fragrances designed to elicit an emotional response of relaxation. However, the psychological study of wellness and other emotions has taken a scientific turn as the R&D side of personal care looks to find ways to measure consumer response to products and capitalize on that response.

Relaxation, energizing, even "happiness-promoting" materials have been studied and current products available on the market have been designed to incorporate such materials—backed by some form of scientific evidence supporting claims for these effects.

So where is the cosmetics R&D industry at in delving into the psyche of consumers to develop and deliver "feel-good" products to consumers? Meyer Rosen, chief scientific advisor for Health and Beauty America's spring conference, shares some of his thoughts on well-being in the personal care industry.

"Many [companies in the industry] are attacking the main issues of cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, beauty from within, antiaging vs. aging, botanicals, renewables, organics, etc., all from different angles," Rosen told C&T magazine. "But it one word can be used to describe all these things in an overall sense–well-being." He added that no matter which approach or sub-category a company is in, they are all after a sense of well-being.

By making a consumer look younger, for example, it makes the consumer feel better about themselves, thus providing a sense of well-being. And in order to provide such an effect, aging itself must be better understood. "In order to understand what is happening in aging skin, we have to understand aging—and you don't understand it by looking at pictures of the skin, you have to understand the biochemistry of the skin," said Rosen. "We haven't done that as an industry because it used to be someone else's job. [However], now [cosmetic] companies are beginning to hire people in, and going out to universities, who understand aging and biochemistry."

Beyond wellness achieved from feeling younger, wellness is achieved when a consumer buys "natural" products since it feels trustworthy and "good" for them. "There is a consumer push or pull that naturals are seen as better than synthetic chemicals," said Rosen. "I think that our industry is going in a good direction—we not only have [consumers] who want natural things, we also have personal care scientists and biochemists [who can develop these products], and some medical folks looking for new business, so we have a crossover."

Where are the natural ingredients, that really work, coming from? "We've begun to ask what it is in ancient remedies that had people using them," said Rosen. "What we have done is taken 'fancy' science and a new understanding of biochemistry to see what these ancient remedies are made of; some plants, for example, are high in sterols and antioxidants and moisturizers, explained Rosen. "One company has found 10 ayurvedic herbal remedies that can be used to make skin lighter. They have found ways to extract the essential oils from these ancient herbs in such a way without damaging them, then taking all ten of these and trying them out in different clinical studies—and guess what: They work. "We're using a sophisticated understanding to look at ancient things and refine them to use them in personal care and cosmetic products." He added that they seem to work better than ever before. And from the formula to the packaging, well-being is represented by a feeling of doing "good" for the environment—just look at the green phenomenon. "Growing interest in green chemistry and renewable resources has reached such a feverpitch that bottles can not sit in landfills anymore," said Rosen. "[I recently saw] a lipstick housed in a container that had a seed in, so once the tube was thrown away, it grows a flower. People are coming up with new packaging that falls apart, biodegrades and are based on renewable resources."

It seems that it's all in the terminology. Whether the consumer expresses feeling a sense of well-being, excitement over looking younger from an antiaging product, greener in the sense they use natural products or Earth-friendly-manufactured products, or that they leave less of a carbon footprint, personal care chemists and formulators have to innovate to match whatever well-being concept the consumer is seeking.

In response to these needs, Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine has launched the Green Summit, to be held April 14, 2008, in Amsterdam, prior to in-cosmetics. For more information, visit www.Cosmeticsandtoiletries.Com/summit. In addition, the HBA spring conference, to be held March 4 and 5, 2008, in New York, will look at these many aspects of well-being in greater depth. Visit: www.hbaexpo.com/spring-conference.htm for more information.

HBA GLOBAL EXPO APPOINTS MEYER R. ROSEN
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR

(New York, NY, April 2007) -- HBA Global Expo, www.hbaexpo.com, the industry's leading product development event and educational conference, has appointed Meyer R. Rosen, Chief Scientific Advisor. Mr. Rosen is President of Interactive Consulting, Inc. and is an internationally known and respected industry leader, expert, author, and editor in specialty chemicals, personal care and cosmetics technologies. He is also Conference Chair and Organizer of HBA's Annual International Regulatory Summit.

In his new role, Mr. Rosen will be responsible for developing the content and selecting top speakers for all of HBA's technical educational programs held at the annual September event and mid-year conference symposia. In addition, he will be enhancing the educational experience offered by HBA, starting with HBA University(tm), a new program dedicated to providing an expanded view of cutting edge information and education based upon a "functional innovation" approach to learning.

"HBA University will be led by a prestigious faculty comprised of the highest caliber of experts in industry, academia and government. They will be selected based upon their leadership qualities, breadth of knowledge and communication skills," according to Mr. Rosen. "Faculty members will demonstrate a strong commitment to train and teach individuals from all of the various disciplines that must work together to produce successful products."

"HBA is thrilled to have Mr. Rosen join its team. His demonstrated leadership and experience will have a major impact on the future design and development of our technical conference programs," said Jay Gorga, event director for HBA Global Expo. "Our commitment is to provide industry professionals with the most compelling and relevant topics. Under Mr. Rosen's knowledgeable, and creative tutelage we look forward to expanding and presenting useful, practical and forward thinking conference programs that address scientific, technological, and commercial issues."

Mr. Rosen is a Chartered Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (London), Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and both a Certified Professional Chemist and Professional Chemical Engineer. His extensive credentials include: Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners, former Director of the American Institute of Chemists, past Vice President of the Association of Consulting Chemists & Chemical Engineers and Symposia Chair of both the Technology Transfer and Interface Science Symposia of the American Chemical Society's Colloid and Surface Science Division. Mr. Rosen is also a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC), the National Association of Science Writers, and the Controlled Release Society.

In addition, Mr. Rosen is Editor of the widely acknowledged "Delivery System Handbook: Technology, Applications and Formulations;" co-author of the "Rheology Modifier Handbook-Practical Use & Application;" and Series Editor of William Andrew Publishing's book series, "Breakthroughs in Personal Care & Cosmetic Technology." He has authored numerous articles for major scientific journals and industry publications. Mr. Rosen was selected by DowJones.com to provide assessments of new technology, emerging markets & novel applications.

The 15th Annual HBA Global Expo will take place September 18-20, 2007 at Javits Center in New York, and focus on three important interactive areas of the business of personal care and cosmetic products: Marketing, Technical and Naturals. Each of these key areas will have a focused educational track that will empower attendees from all areas of the industry to learn new methodologies, technologies and trends. The conference program has been re-designed to allow marketing and technical professionals to attend any of the session tracks in order to facilitate the cross fertilization of ideas based on both "market pull' and "technology push." HBA Global Expo will continue to provide an expanded exhibit floor generating the most comprehensive view of the industry--from formula to finish.

HBA Global Expo will also collaborate with CMPi's leading international ingredients events serving the pharmaceutical, food and health industries including Health Ingredients, Natural Ingredients and Food Ingredients held in Asia and Europe. By tapping into these events, and the combined opportunity for technology transfer in industry knowledge, market positioning, and promotion, HBA is the first dedicated event in North America to platform the growing convergence of cosmetics and ingestible foods. For more information go to www.hbaexpo.com or call 1-212-600-3322.

About HBA Global Expo
HBA Global Expo, produced by CMP Information (CMPi), is the most important product development event and educational conference in the industry for the beauty, health and wellness industries. Showcasing everything from formula to finish, HBA attracts more than 18,000 beauty and personal care professionals from all over the world and 650 exhibitors. Both the exhibition and educational conference focuses on three key areas of business: Marketing, Technical and Naturals. In 2007, the 15th Annual HBA Global Expo and Educational Conference will take place September 18-20, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. The 6th Annual HBA Industry Awards Dinner will take place Tuesday, September 18th at the Marriott Marquis in New York. The 2nd Annual HBA Regulatory Summit will take place on Wednesday, September 19th at the Javits Center. For more information on the HBA events go to www.hbaexpo.com.

About Interactive Consulting, Inc.
Interactive Consulting, Inc. (www.chemicalconsult.com), now in its 15th year of service to the Specialty Chemical Industry, is a technology-based, management consulting firm. The company is committed to creating and facilitating breakthroughs in technology, creative technical marketing, custom market research, and product development issues.

About CMP Information (CMPi)
Operating in the UK and internationally, CMPi provides professional media solutions to around 20 industry sectors. Its products include magazines, exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, information products and websites, targeted at business professionals across a range of markets such as the built environment, travel, licensed trade, agriculture, security and ingredients. For more information on CMPi and the Ingredients Events, go to www.cmpi.biz.

SUMMIT MISSION STATEMENT
The First Annual HBA Regulatory Summit is designed to be a history-making, pro-active initiative to provide thoughtful, educational insights into the movements, legislation, scientific technologies and impact of rapidly evolving, current and potential global regulatory changes.

The opportunity of this Summit is for Delegates to combine technical and legal aspects with industry viewpoints and international consultant expertise and to provide "go-to" resources to enable effective direction setting and action plans for managing current and future products.

SPECIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Bruce N. Ames, Ph.D.

"Maximizing Health: The World of Risks in Perspective"

Professor of the Graduate School of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Director of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences Center at University of California at Berkeley.

CONFERENCE CHAIR and ORGANIZER: Meyer R. Rosen
Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry (London)
Fellow: American College of Forensic Examiners

CO-MODERATORS
The Summit will have two professional moderators who will interact with conference delegates in an empowering one-hour dialog designed to provide up-to-date guidance on global regulatory issues to responsible individuals, companies and law firms. Both panel and anonymous delegate-generated questions will be asked and answered.

Meyer R. Rosen, FRSC, FACFE
President of Interactive Consulting, Inc.

Rebecca James Gadberry
President & Chairman of YG Laboratories

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Technical specialists in product development
- Business managers
- Packaging companies
- Marketing, packaging and labeling specialists
- Regulatory/FDA attorneys: in-house and outside counsel
- Toxicologists
- Clinical testing laboratory personnel
- Corporate regulatory specialists
- Contract packagers
- Ingredient suppliers

SPECIAL INTEREST TOPICS:
- New regulatory changes regarding packaging and labeling;
- Regulatory compliance issues;
- Recent developments in product liability issues, animal testing alternatives, disclosure requirements and chemical testing;
- Managing chemical compliance;
- Identifying legal/regulatory and technological resources to support new product development consistent with emerging regulatory requirements.

PRESS COVERAGE:
HBA Regulatory Summit will be supported by all the major trade media and business publications both US and International.

HBA REGULATORY SUMMIT OFFERINGS:
HBA Regulatory Summit Full Day with Networking Luncheon (SS4)
HBA Regulatory Summit — Morning Session (SS4-M)
HBA Regulatory Summit — Afternoon Session (SS4-A)

Click here to register for any of the three options listed above.

Visit www.hbaexpo.com/summit for more information on topics and speakers!

Summit Announcement

Conference Chair for Regulatory Summit

Meyer R. Rosen, President of Interactive Consulting, Inc. has been appointed Conference Chair by HBA Health and Beauty America for the upcoming First Annual HBA Regulatory Summit: "Prepare your Company for the Regulatory Revolution"  (September 13, 2006) at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. See Flyer...

The symposium features Key Note Speaker, Dr. Bruce N. Ames, Professor of the Graduate School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California at Berkeley.  Dr. Ames is the developer of the Ames Mutagenicity Test widely used around the world to screen for environmental carcinogens and mutagens.

The First Annual HBA Regulatory Summit is designed to be a history-making, pro-active initiative to provide thoughtful, educational insights into the movements, accusations, legislation and scientific technologies of this important international issue.

Expert of the Month

Meyer R. Rosen was selected as hgexperts.com's Expert Witness of the Month for April 2006. Here's what they had to say:

"Chemical Technology Expert Witness:
Mr. Meyer R. Rosen is the founder of Interactive Consulting, Inc., an internationally recognized chemical technology, expert witness and management consulting firm. Mr. Rosen provides expert witness and expert consultant services to plaintiff and defense attorneys as well as insurance companies in products liability, personal injury and intellectual property matters as an expert in specialty chemicals and their use and application."