The Anti-Ageing Skin Care Conference 2012

'Nurture and Nature'Anti-ageing skin care conference, London 12-13 June 2012

The 3rd in the series of international conferences
Tuesday 12 - Wednesday 13 June 2012
Royal College of Physicians, London, UK

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The next edition of this biennial conference will be June 2014.

Below is a summary of the programme. Don't forget our Sun Protection conference which will take place in June 2013. Click here or use the link on the left for more information.

The fight against time and the ravages of the environment are the battlefields for anti-ageing skin care products. We know that both time and environment play leading roles in skin ageing.

Recent work on the genetics of ageing have shown that there are patterns of genetic activity in the skin that change with age and that specific active agents can modify gene expression to beneficially affect these detrimental changes. Our understanding of skin genetics and age is at an early stage but is already being used and is very promising for the future. We have crossed the threshold into a new science of skin care.

The Anti-Ageing Skin Care Conference 2012 focused on the Nature of Skin Ageing, exploring the genetics, structure and ethnic differences of skin ageing.

It discussed Nurture and Skin Ageing, with presentations on anti-ageing activity, skin penetration of actives and consumer perception of product benefits and effects.

Other papers looked at new methods and approaches to skin testing, generation of clinical data for anti-ageing product functionality, claims support and substantiation for advertising; also the translation of scientific concepts into consumer relevant claims and the differences between markets. There were also discussions and presentations on anti-ageing claims and advertising controls in major international markets.

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See below for the 2012 programme:

Session 1
Chair: Dr Jack Ferguson		 The nature of skin ageing
Keynote address

Gene expression and skin ageing - Dr Daniel Glass, Dept of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London, UK
Paper 2

Skin ageing signatures aren’t enough: Linking genomics to skin health benefits - Dr Jay Tiesman, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, USA
Paper 3

The dermo-epidermal junction in ageing - Dr Rachel Watson, School of Translational Medicine, University of Manchester, UK
Paper 4

The influence of ethnicity, geography and lifestyle factors on facial skin ageing - Dr Greg Hillebrand, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, USA
Keynote address

Nurture and nature in skin ageing - Dr David Gunn, Unilever Discover, UK
Keynote address

Skin ageing synoptic - Steve Barton, Skin Thinking Ltd, UK 
Session 2
Chair: Steve Barton		 Assessment of skin anti-ageing benefits
Paper 7

Non-invasive measurement of structural age-related skin damage from depth to surface - Stephan Bielfeldt, proDERM, Hamburg, Germany 
Paper 8

Imaging and modelling the ageing human face - Professor Paul Matts, Procter & Gamble, UK
Paper 9

The nature of facial wrinkle mapping investigated by the next generation – FOITS 2 - Dr Mathias Rohr, Institut Dr. Schrader, Holzminden, Germany
Paper 10

An ever-evolving science and a new generation of claims: anti-ageing skin care - Julie McManus, L’Oréal, UK
Paper 11

Anti-ageing skin care: Consumers’ perception of ultimate benefits - Dr Katerina Steventon, FaceWorkshops – Independent Skincare Consultancy, UK
Tribute to Johann Wiechers

Tribute by Majella Lane, Senior Lecturer, UCL School of Pharmacy
Johann Wiechers passed away Saturday 5th November in Kuala Lumpar after succumbing to a deadly form of pneumonia. Dr Majella Lane of the School of Pharmacy, University of London will pay tribute to Johann's memory and his contribution to skin care and the cosmetics industry.
Session 3
Chair: Professor Paul Matts		 Nurture and skin ageing
Keynote address

KEYNOTE - Formulation fantasies - Professor Jonathan Hadgraft, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, UK
Paper 13

Is skin metabolism influencing skin delivery of actives compounds? - Dr Alain Mavon, Skin Research Institute, Oriflame, Stockholm, Sweden
Paper 14

Gene expression following UV exposure: new insights into photo-ageing and photo-protection -Dr Claire Marionnet, L’Oréal Research and Innovation, Paris, France
Paper 15

Whole genome microarray assay of young and elderly human skin fibroblasts - Tomáš Muthný, Dept of Medical & Cosmetic Applications, Contipro Biotech, Czech Republic
Session 4
Chair:  Dr Jack Ferguson		 Anti-ageing claims, advertsing and controls
Paper 16

Anti-ageing sunscreens vs anti-ageing cosmetics: a US perspective - Farah K. Ahmed, Personal Care Products Council, Washington, USA
Paper 17

Self regulation of advertising and claims for the cosmetic industry - Sonia Selletti, Astolfi e Associati, Italy
Paper 18

Clearcast, ASA and RACC panel of experts for dermatology - Nick Hudson, ASA & Kristoffer Hammer, Clearcast, London, UK