February Meeting Announcement
 Structured Surfactants: Formulating Sulfate-Free Personal Cleansing Products
 Steve O'Connor, Ph.D.
R&D Manager, Innospec, Inc.
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Steve O’Connor is currently manager of the formulations and applications laboratory in the personal care business of Innospec, Inc. In this role he is responsible for technical service and new application development. He has been working in the personal care industry for over 12 years since beginning his career with Unilever as a scientist in skin care and cleansing.

ABSTRACT:
Over the last several years there has been a growing interest in the market to move away from personal cleansing products containing alkyl sulfate and alkyl ether sulfate surfactants. Today “sulfate-free” products can be found in hair shampoos, body washes, skin and facial cleansers and related personal cleansing formulations. From a formulation standpoint this creates challenges for formulators who are trying to create high performance, aesthetically attractive systems to compete with the more traditional sulfate based products. This presentation will review the sulfate-free chemistries and present formulation strategies to meet these challenges.



Date: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Location: Location: 112 Eatery
112 North 3rd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401

612-343-7696
www.112eatery.com
Agenda: 5:30 Social
6:00 Dinner - menu choices on hotline
7:00 Speaker
Cost: Members: $30.00
Non-Members: $35.00
February Meeting
RSVP: Call Twin Cities SCC Hotline @ 763-951-4083 to RSVP and leave your menu choice by Friday February 17th. If RSVP is after Friday February 17th, please contact Debbie Carroccio: Debbie.Carroccio@univarusa.com

Please note that if you RSVP, you will be charged for the meeting cost.

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