Color & Pigments 2012 Looks at Use in Cosmetics

Color & Pigments 2012, which will be held Oct. 24-26 at the Hilton Miami Downtown, will deliver three days of concurrently running programming for pigment industry experts and those focused exclusively on the major pigment end-uses in color cosmetics, according to event organizer Smithers Rapra,

This year’s agenda features a global line-up of speakers delivering exciting and informative sessions on a wide range of impactful topics such as pigment research initiatives, sustainable practices, value-added formulations, open source R&D, trends in coatings, paints, consumer electronics and cosmetics, as well as a deep focus on the connections between color science and art/designer and consumer.

Among the presentations in the Color Cosmetics Summit Track are “The Art of Effective Shade Matching,” by Valerie MacKenzie, vice president of product innovation at M•A•C Cosmetics and Estée Lauder Companies; and “Global Market Specific Demands and how it relates to the Multiple Definitions of “Beauty” by Kesh Dookie, a formulating chemist with M•A•C Cosmetics and Estée Lauder Companies.

Also on tap is an industry panel entitled “What’s Next for Pigments and Cosmetic Applications?” This group dialogue will include members of industry from suppliers to end users. Among the panelists will be Dr. Prithwiraj Maitra, manager R&D, leader-center of excellence: color cosmetics, global skin care, Johnson & Johnson, and MacKenzie of M•A•C Cosmetics & Estée Lauder Companies.