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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 and Canada), SCS (UK), 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 1986 on initiative of 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

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