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History

The IFSCC was an idea that first crystallized in Paris in 1956 following over a decade of the already established individual societies in a few European countries and culminated in the birth of the federation in Brussels, Belgium on September 8, 1959.

The founding Societies are SCC (USA only at the time – Canada joined later), SCS (UK – Ireland joined later), SFC (France), SEQC (Spain), DGK (Germany), SBCC (Belgium), DKKS (Denmark) and Swiss SCC (Switzerland).

Chronology

  • The birth of IFSCC: Brussels, Belgium on September 9, 1959
  • First Congress: Munich, Germany with 350 delegates from 16 countries in 1960
  • First Conference: Basel, Switzerland in 1979
  • KOSMET created in 1986 by Dr G Aubin (1982-83 president)
  • KOSMET accessible to users January 1989
  • Maison G deNavarre Young scientist prize created: 1987–winner Brien Parker SCS (Ireland)
  • Monographs started in 1987
  • IFSCC Magazine created: 1998, first issue at 20th IFSCC congress in Cannes, France
  • Ecaterina Merica Cosmetic Education Programme started 2009
  • IFSCC Webinar Series launched 2020

 

Past Presidents

2023 – CARMINA CASAS – Spain
2022 – TONY GOUGH – UK & Ireland
2021 – EVA RAMOS – Mexico
2020 – KATZ YOSHIDA – Japan
2019 – EMANUELE PIRAS – Italy
2018 – JUERGEN LADEMANN – Germany
2017 – PETER KANG – South Korea
2016 – AMY WYATT – USA
2015 – PHILIPPE AUDERSET – Switzerland
2014 – CLAUDIE WILLEMIN – France
2013 – JADIR NUNES – Brazil
2012 – ROY GARDINER – South Africa
2011 – PANVIPA KRISDAPHONG – Thailand
2010 – ALBERTO  MARTIN – Argentina
2009 – GAVIN GREENOAK – Australia
2008 – XAVIER ROMEU – Spain
2007 – JOHANN WIECHERS – Netherlands
2006 – YOSHIMARU KUMANO – Japan
2005 – GIANFRANCO SECCHI – Italy
2004 – JOE PAVLICHKO – USA
2003 – CHANG KEW KIM – Korea
2002 – ANGELA JANOUSEK – UK
2001 – JENG-SHAOW LAI – Taiwan
2000 – KLAUS-PETER WITTERN – Germany
1999 – TATSUYA OZAWA – Japan
1998 – SERGE GRIZZO – France
1997 – STEPHEN GREENBERG – USA
1996 – ALAN OPPENHEIM – Australia
1995 – PETER SCHNEIDER – Switzerland
1994 – ELIO MIGNINI – Italy
1993 – CARLES PELEJERO – Spain
1992 – TAKEO MITSUI – Japan
1991 – MARJA-LIISA VARJOVAARA – Finland
1990 – GAIL BUCHER – USA
1989 – ROB VAN CROONENBORGH – Netherlands
1988 – PHILIP ROTHWELL – UK
1987 – LOTHAR MOTITSCHKE – Germany
1986 – JORGE PUIG MARTIN – Spain
1985 – SABURO OHTA – Japan
1984 – JAIME RUBIN – Argentina
1983 – HENRY MASO – USA
1982 – GUY AUBIN – France
1981 – GUNILLA LINDER-HERNELL – Sweden
1980 – ALDO COCCHINI – Italy
1979 – NADIA AVALLE – Switzerland
1978 – PETER STRASSER – Australia
1977 – NOBUKAZU (NICK) FUKUHARA – Japan
1976 – WINTHROP LANGE – USA
1975 – VERA LODI – Italy
1974 – RONALD CLARK – UK
1973 – JOHN HOLMBERG – Scandinavia
1972 – SOL GERSHON – USA
1971 – HERBERT NEUGEBAUER – Germany
1970 – FRANCISCO SERRA COLL – Spain
1969 – CHARLES ZVIAK – France
1968 – TSUNEMASA KOYAMA – Japan
1967 – LESTER CONRAD – USA
1966 – PIET WITJENS – Netherlands
1965 – EGMONT DESPERROIS – France
1964 – JOHN WILKINSON – UK
1963 – SABBAT STRIANSE – USA
1962 – JOSE ARTIGAS – Spain
1961 – LUDWIG MASCH – Germany
1960 – ROBERT MARRIOTT – UK
1959 – MAISON G DE NAVARRE – USA