2025 SWSCC Educational Meeting - June

June 18th 2025

Topic: Activating the Brain-Beauty Connection: A Multipronged Approach

• Registration -5:30 PM
• Dinner - 6 PM
• Announcements - 6:45PM (if we have a sponsor) 
• Speaker 7-8PM 
• Gametime -  After speaker

Where: PINSTACK - Las Colinas 2750 West I-635, Irving, TX 75063

Cost:

• $40 members-dinner included
• $60 non-members-dinner included

Activating the Brain-Beauty Connection: A Multipronged Approach

At surface level cosmetics themselves can be seen as simply designed for enhancing physical appearance, however increasingly, consumers are discovering the ways they have positive effects on mental well-being too.

Cosmetics can help individuals feel more confident about their appearance, which can lead to better self-esteem and emotional well-being, while the simple task of having a dedicated beauty routine can deliver stress-reducing benefits. The act of physically touching or massaging one’s face or scalp during a beauty routine can also release key hormones that help us feel better.

When it comes to cosmetic formulation ingredients, it's well known that olfactory molecules can influence brain activity, promoting emotions like relaxation or alertness. However, the active ingredients and the texture of a cosmetic formulation can also affect the state of the brain and the perception of sensory stimuli. A dual approach harnessing both an emulsification system and an extract of hyacinth bulb to improve different parameters of emotional well-being will be explored and presented.

Speaker Biography

Saskia Piscaer joined Lucas Meyer Cosmetics by Clariant as the West Coast Marketing Manager in 2022. In this role, she supports customers by delivering regionalized product and trends presentations relevant to the market. She is based in the Beauty ColLABoration House in El Segundo, California. Saskia obtained her master’s degree in business engineering at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in 2018, after which she moved to the United States. She started her career in the beauty and personal care industry at a contract manufacturer, providing marketing support to the sales team as well as spearheading the innovation team. This led to an increased understanding and passion for ingredients, influencing the decision to move to the raw material side of the industry. Saskia is passionate about beauty and personal care and is actively involved in the California Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.

Sponsorship:

$1000 (Event) - Spots avalible 1

• Your company will be allowed 15 minutes to promote themselves at the beginning of the meeting
• Your company's logo will be present at the meeting - you will need to provide
• Your company will me mentioned in the newsletter for this event

$500 (Social Hour/Beverages) - Spots avalible 1

• Your company's logo will be present at the meeting/bar - you will need to provide
• Your company will be mentioned in the newsletter for this event