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Designing Biodegradation: The New Standard in Sustainable Beauty

About this event

Presented by Syensqo: As consumer demand for eco-conscious beauty solutions continues to grow, brands are under pressure to deliver products that don’t just perform well but also meet high standards of environmental responsibility. In parallel, increasingly strict regulations are pushing the industry toward biodegradable reformulations, particularly when it comes to ingredients that impact the environment post-use.

Yet, for some specialty ingredients—like conditioning polymers—finding biodegradable replacements that offer equivalent performance is challenging, slowing the transition to fully sustainable beauty solutions.

Join us on a journey to explore:

  • The science of biodegradability in beauty care: what it means and how it’s assessed using OECD standards.
  • Syensqo’s Biodegradable-by-Design program: integrating end-of-life management into early research stages.
  • The Beauty Biodeg Score: a tool based on OECD testing standards to evaluate the degradation of beauty ingredients.
  • Our new bio-based polymers that are designed to balance biodegradability with high performance.

Don’t miss this opportunity to deep dive into the mechanisms of biodegradation and discover the next generation of biodegradable conditioning polymers that leave no trace in the environment without compromising efficacy.

Hosted by

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    Marie Arzel Global Sustainability Champion, Beauty and Home Care @ Syensqo

    Equipped with a double degree in Advanced Technical Chemistry and Industrial Marketing, Marie Arzel joined Solvay, now Syensqo, in 2013 as part of the Home and Beauty Care marketing team based in New Jersey, USA. Since October 2022, and after assuming the roles of Marketing Specialist and Business Development Manager, Marie Arzel has been a Global Marketing Manager for the Home and Beauty Care markets, focusing on transformation projects with a high dimension linked to sustainability.

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    Derek Boettcher Associate Video Editor and Webinar Specialist @ UL Solutions

    I have a decades worth of experience shooting and editing the video medium with a plethora of experience in corporate marketing/video, as well as extensive knowledge on creating fiction and nonfiction storytelling using video.

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    Vincent Miralles Global Marketing Manager, Hair Care @ Syensqo

    Vincent Miralles holds a PhD in soft matter physics and spent a decade at Syensqo, taking on various roles in Research & Innovation, Strategy and Marketing, including management roles. Vincent leads the Hair Care segment globally over the past years, focused on performance and naturality. Previously, Vincent was the global R&I Leader for Hair Care developing cutting-edge biodegradable technologies to bring conditioning to all hair types & damages.

UL Solutions

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