Malodor–Production and Prevention

Who Should Attend
Professionals in the cosmetic and personal care or related industries that work and specialize in the following disciplines, as well as groups or companies that provide services in skin care in the following fields:

  • Research and Development 
  • Regulatory Affairs 
  • Safety Assessment
  • Product Development 
  • Formulations Development

Description
Over the past decade there has been a growing interest in finding alternatives to anti-microbial compounds that prevent malodor such as Triclosan. In addition, scientific knowledge is accumulating on the skin innate immunity and the role of normal flora as part of it. These two initiatives led to research of the role of corynebacteria species in the generation of malodor, the compounds responsible to it and ways to prevent it. This 90-minute accredited online session will describe the sweat composition, role of sebum, the different bacteria involved, the compounds that generate malodor and alternative approaches for its prevention.

Module 1:
  • Reasons for generation of sweat
  • Sweat composition
  • Skin innate immunity

Module 2:
  • Corynebacteria species- abundance on human skin
  • Different species responsible for the generation of malodor:
    – Bovis
    – Striatum
    – Jeikium
  • Malodor compounds

Module 3:
  • Triclosan
    – Activity
    – Safety issues
  • Alternative approaches to the prevention of malodor

Question and Answer Session

Summary