S O C I E T Y O F C O S M E T I C C H E M I S T S SAINT LOUIS CHAPTER 2015 St. Louis Chapter Board of Directors Chairperson Justyce Jedlicka Sigma Aldrich Saint Louis, MO 63103 800-505-6275, x3609 Justyce.jedlicka@sial.com Chairperson-Elect Alex Breckwoldt Chemia Corporation Maryland Heights, MO 63043 314-567-0013 abreckwoldt@chemiacorp.com Secretary Nick Van Rees Chemia Corporation Maryland Heights, MO 63043 314-567-0013 nick@chemiacorp.com St. Louis Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists Scientific Meeting Tuesday, February 17 th, 2015 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Square One Brewery 1727 Park Ave Saint Louis, MO 63104 www.squareonebrewery.com Cost: Free to SCC Members / $25.00 for non-scc Members If you are not a current SCC Member, but join the SCC by February 28 th, 2015 you will be reimbursed this cost Note everyone must register for this meeting in advance regardless of SCC membership status (see below) Treasurer Tiffany Collis Chemisphere Corporation St. Louis, MO 63139 314-644-1300 tcollis@chemispherecorp.com Newsletter Editor Christopher Heisig STERIS Corporation St. Louis, MO 63166 314-495-1447 Chris_Heisig@steris.com Society of Cosmetic Chemists National Office 120 Wall Street Suite 2400 New York, NY 10005-4088 Phone: (212) 668-1500 Fax: (212) 668-1504 www.scconline.org Speaker: Dijana Hadziselimovic, STERIS Corporation Critical Cleaning of Cosmetic and Personal Care Products See abstract and bio on page 2 Please RSVP by Thursday, February 12 th To Alex Breckwoldt abreckwoldt@chemiacorp.com (314) 567-0013 OR Non SCC-members can pay online at www.stlouisscc.org Cash or check also accepted at the door for non-scc members
Letter from the Chair Happy 2015 St. Louis Chapter! Welcome to 2015! I am very excited to begin a new year with the St. Louis Chapter and am looking forward to catching up with all of our members during our upcoming meetings. We have a busy schedule this year (see list of events at the end of the newsletter). With all of these events how can you help, but get excited! In addition to events, we are planning on updating our webpage. We would love to hear your feedback on the current site and ideas for improvement. Stay tuned for a fresh look coming in September. Our chapter is always looking for ways to meet all of our members needs. If you have ideas, suggestions, or interest in helping out, please reach out to one of the board members. In 2015, our chapter will be focusing on safety and sustainability. To support this theme, our events will have talks of new regulatory issues and trends, safety applications and methods, as well as, strategies and techniques to improve processes. If you have any speaker ideas, or would like to speak at one of our upcoming events, please let us know. We welcome new ideas and new speakers. It helps make our chapter stronger in our careers and our knowledge of the industry. February 17 th will be our first technical meeting of 2015. Our speaker Dijana Hadziselimovic of Steris Corporation will be speaking on Critical Cleaning of Cosmetic and Personal Care Products. We are looking forward to learning more on this very important industry concern, catching up with all of our members, and enjoying a tasty lunch. Welcome to 2015! I would like to introduce your St. Louis Chapter Board Members: Alex Breckwoldt Chair-Elect, Nick Van Rees Secretary, Tiffany Collis Treasurer, and Dr. Christopher Heisig Newsletter Editor. It is all of their hard work and efforts that make a successful year. We have a great team and a great schedule line up. We cannot wait to exceed your 2015 expectations! Sincerely, Justyce Jedlicka 2015 St. Louis Chapter Chair Critical Cleaning of Cosmetic and Personal Care Products Cosmetic and personal care products often contain large molecular weight polymers which can be difficult to clean, and laboratory testing is typically the best way to develop successful cleaning procedures. Ineffective and inadequate cleaning processes can lead to visual failures, product contamination, and inadequate sanitization ultimately resulting in microbial contamination. Typical corrective and preventative actions will demand higher cleaning concentrations, longer cleaning times, repeated cleaning events, and increased production costs and delays. The following presentation will include three parts: a review of critical cleaning parameters and factors that affect the cleaning process, laboratory study setup, and laboratory test results used to determine critical cleaning parameters. Critical cleaning parameters include: time, action, concentration, temperature, water quality, surface being cleaned, soil load, and other environmental factors. Finding the right cleaning parameters is critical in order to reduce production costs, using high cleaning chemicals concentration, and /or longer cleaning times. Dijana Hadziselimovic is a senior technical services associate for the Life Sciences Division of STERIS Corporation (Mentor, Ohio). She provides technical support in the area process research cleaners and conducts laboratory experiments to recommend cleaning procedures. Dijana has over 16 years of laboratory experience in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. She holds a Bachelor s of Arts degree in Chemistry from the University Of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL).
Distributor of: Chemicals Containers Equipment FANS OF JIM VAVAK & FALCON FOOTBALL Are you a member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists??? Broaden your knowledge and expand your network by joining the Society. Advancing cosmetic science since 1945. The Society seeks to advance scientific knowledge with a host of membership benefits. Our 4,000+ members, living in the U.S. and Canada, are comprised of industry professionals and academics working in all fields of cosmetic science. By joining the Society, members broaden their knowledge and take advantage of myriad opportunities, both on the national level and at Chapter meetings and events, to network and exchange ideas. Members gain access to exclusive content, including a subscription to the Journal of Cosmetic Science, our flagship publication, published six times per year. Members also take advantage of Continuing Education courses sponsored by the SCC. These courses aim to further improve the qualifications of cosmetic scientists by setting high ethical, professional and educational standards. Of course, members also participate in a range of professional and social events at 19 affiliated Chapters. Join us today!! Go to our website page: www.scconline.org IF YOU HAVEN T ALREADY, BE SURE TO LIKE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS PAGE ON FACEBOOK This page keeps you up on other chapter events and is another great way for us all to stay connected.
St. Louis Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists UPCOMING EVENTS April 21 st Technical Meeting Spring Golf Tourney Summer Cardinals Game Fall Continuing Education Free Course September 18 th Annual Scientific Symposium November 20 th Officer Installation / Holiday Party
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