8:15 am Welcome Coffee & Registration
The Revolution of the Microbiome & Cosmetic Products
9:05 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:15 am Harnessing the Skin Microbiome Within Cosmeceuticals
Synopsis
- Lactobacillus Reuteri on human resident skin flora
- The effect of preservatives on microbial diversity in human skin
- The effect of topically applied Lactobacillus Reuteri on redness, texture, pores wrinkles and smoothness
9:45 am Rethinking Haircare: Developing Products for the Scalp Microbiome
Synopsis
- Not the skin: The scalp microbiome in health and disease
- How to Formulate for the Scalp Microbiome
- A Novel Dandruff Treatment?
10:15 am The Skin Microbiome & the Cosmetics Revolution
Synopsis
- An overview of how the latest microbiome Research is changing how cosmetics are made
- The new way to address skin’s problem-solution
- Natura’s approach to the microbiome in several cosmetic categories
10:45 am Morning Break & Networking
Regulations Surrounding the Skin Microbiome
11:15 am How to Certify Micorbiome-Friendly Products: Substantiation of Claims
Synopsis
- Influences of cosmetics on the skin microbiome
- Claims around the skin microbiome – Myths vs. facts
- How to standardize testing and thus certify products for the skin microbiome
11:30 am Patent Strategy for Microbiome-based Products & Services
Synopsis
- Strategies for developing a robust patent portfolio
- Life cycle patent strategy for the duration of the product life cycle
- Freedom to operate strategies to minimize 3rd party patent infringement risk
12:00 pm Lunch Break & Networking
Advancing Methodologies & Technologies
1:00 pm Back to Health – An Evolutionary Biology Perspective on the Skin Microbiome
Synopsis
- Metagenomics and metabolomics of the Yanomami skin microbiome
- Functional anatomy of the ancestral skin microbiome
- Translating the ancestral skin microbiome into safe and effective interventions
1:30 pm Metabolomics & Sequencing In-vivo Enhancement of Skin Microbiota Balance & Improvements in Skin Health & Beauty with a Hylocereus Undatus Fruit Extract
Synopsis
- Beneficial effects of treatment with the extract on the skin microbiota balance, as evaluated by 16S rDNA sequencing
- Downstream improvements in skin sensitivity / resilience
- Improvements in skin radiance and skin barrier function
2:00 pm Old Molecules, New Technology: Microbiome-Based Synthesis of Molecules of Interest for Skin Health Synthesis of Molecules of Interest for Skin Health
Synopsis
- MAAs and skin UV protection
- Biological activities
- Chemical synthesis of natural-based compounds