ABSTRACT:
In today's work place there often is no longer a resident statistician one can look to for assistance in building a sound scientific approach, with the power of statistical analysis of collected data, to help guide the way to the logical next steps in product development. It is always preferable to make "data-based decisions" rather than plot a course of action based upon intuition or "gut feel". Okay, not always, but usually it is, and having the time to closely analyze data often seems like a luxury missing in the reality of today's fast-paced laboratories. However, there is software available that is intuitive enough that even a non-statistician can use it easily to their advantage. Joe Albanese will present on the subject of Experimental Design and how it can be used to optimize your formulations expeditiously. He will present this as a successful strategy to finding beneficial interactions between ingredients to boost desired performance attributes. He will introduce related software programs for the "Design of Experiments" (a.k.a. "DOE") and how to conduct statistical analysis of performance data that can be used to substantiate your claims, discover cost saving opportunities, and potentially create new proprietary patents so that you can secure a marketing advantage over your competitors. The presentation is geared towards the bench chemist, who is a "novice" rather than a professional statistician, but who would like an additional tool that can help him/her create the next winning product. His paper on the subject of DOE, entitled "Desperately Seeking Synergy", won the 2005 NYSCC Ruger Award for Best Paper published in the Chapter's monthly newsletter - the Cosmetiscope.

During his career in the Personal Care Industry Joe Albanese has worked for Avon, Shulton and Colgate-Palmolive in both process development and product development groups. On the raw material supply side of the business he worked for 10 years at GAF/ISP and is currently the Global Technical Manager for Elementis Specialties. He started in the industry as a Technician with a 2-year science degree and continued at night to complete is undergraduate degree in Biology. He was a member of the first graduating class from Fairleigh Dickinson University's M.A, Degree in Cosmetic Science. He has conducted cGMP audits globally and has enjoyed learning and using DOE in his product/process development work and sharing his knowledge with is colleagues in the industry.

ABSTRACT:

Oasis represents the concerns and goals of companies that make sustainable and organic products for the health and beauty industry. With the launch of the OASIS seal, consumers will know that products with the seal have met the highest international standard for the health and beauty industry. On March 25, 2008, four members of the OASIS Board will give a brief summary of what OASIS represents, the OASIS guidelines, how OASIS will contribute to the industry and what OASIS offers to its members.

Since 1991, Gay Timmons has worked as a producer and marketer of organic ingredients and an advocate for regulatory protection for organic producers and consumers. In 2000 she founded Oh, Oh Organic, an ingredient distribution company committed to the development and delivery of organic ingredients to the personal care industry. She has worked on the development of a nationally recognized organic standard for cosmetics since 2000. She served as the Chair of the California Organic Products Advisory Committee, and still serves on this committee for the Calif. Dept. of Food and Ag. and the Calif. Dept. of Health Services. Gay graduated from UC Davis and lives with her two daughters in Los Gatos, CA.

Denise Petersen works for Cognis Corporation where she is the marketing manager for skin care and is responsible for the Green Chemical Solutions Campaign for the North American Region. She has an MBA from Texas State University and received her undergraduate degree from BYU.

Tim Schaeffer has worked with natural and organic personal care for the past six years. Currently, he works for the Natural Resource Group as the Vice President of Marketing. Prior to that, Tim was the Senior Brand Manager for Avalon Organics and Alba Botanica. Tim earned a B.S. and M.S. in Biology and an MBA in Strategic Management.

Tommy Dionisio is the Vice President of Marketing for the Cosway Company and an active member of the Oasis Board.