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SCCJ Annual Congress to be held at Pacifico Yokohama in December 2025
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Japan (SCCJ) will host its Annual Congress from 8-10 December 2025 at Pacifico Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture. Recognized as one of Japan’s largest academic […]
Barae Jomaa addresses annual German event as ISP speaker
The latest society to take advantage of the IFSCC International Speakers Programme (ISP) is Germany’s DGK, one of the organisers of the annual SEPAWA Congress, a popular meeting for Europe’s […]
Alizé Vialle of CTIBIOTECH wins SFC Young Researcher Award
For the 2025 Congress, the IFSCC decided to reinstate its Host Society Award. This is a special award created and presented by the Host Society itself, so the Host Society […]
Meet the 2025-2026 IFSCC Praesidium
Each year, at the IFSCC Council Meeting held just before our annual congress, we elect our Praesidium for the year. The Praesidium for 2025-2026 is: President Dr. Isabelle Castiel, France […]
Australia prepares to host 2026 IFSCC Congress in Perth
The 2025 IFSCC Congress in Cannes was a true success. The theme, The Future is Science, inspired us to go beyond the known and dive deep into what could be. […]
Science stars at the 2025 Cannes Congress Awards
Congratulations to our 2025 Congress Award winners. It’s always a tough job for our judges when so much amazing cosmetic science is on display and we had some outstanding research […]
IFSCC teams up with in-cosmetics Asia for second Cosmetic Science Conference
The IFSCC is delighted to again be partnering with in-cosmetics Asia (RX) on its Cosmetic Science Conference, to be held on 5 November 2025 during in-cosmetics Asia in Bangkok, Thailand. […]
Peru prepares for 7th Supplier’s Day in Lima
The Peruvian Association of Cosmetic Chemistry (APQC) will hold the VII edition of its Supplier’s Day from 23-24 October at Lima’s Círculo Militar del Perú. Since 2011, APQC’s Supplier’s Day […]
Very Curly Hair: Understanding its Unique Structure, Chemistry, and the Imperative for Specialized Care – Webinar 3 September
Join us on Wednesday 3 September to hear Lumbi Moyo from L’Oréal R&I Sub-Saharan Africa unravels the fragility of very curly hair and highlights the importance of the most particular […]
Congratulations NZSCC! 2025 Lester Conrad Prize winner
We are delighted to announce the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NZSCC) as winners of the 2025 Lester Conrad Education Prize. Their application was considered to most strongly embody […]
Advances in Cosmetic Science – Webinar 20 August
Fifty Years of Skin Science Progress, From Lab Bench to Consumer Care This year is the 50th anniversary of successful culture(s) of human keratinocytes, since the 1975 groundbreaking publication by James […]
Congratulations Jun Miao, 2025 MGdN Essay Prize winner
We are delighted to announce Mr Jun Miao of Pechoin, China as our 2025 winner of the IFSCC 2025 Maison G de Navarre Young Scientist Essay Prize. We had a record […]
