BCA, SCS RDG North and CCUK Joint event
Schedule
Thu Feb 12 2026 at 10:00 am to 03:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
De Vere Cranage Estate | Holmes Chapel, EN
About this Event
“Water, Water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” Coleridge’s Epic Poem 'The Ancient Mariner' laments being surrounded by water "underneath a bloody sun", but unable to use it. With countries seemingly either in flood or drought, the use of water in personal care is becoming more important.
Our one-day seminar will look at all aspects of water use in cosmetics, from geopolitics to formulating and household use, to environmental fate. We’ll look at what the industry can do to use water better, whether in the formulation or in use, and finish off with a Roundtable discussion with the speakers.
With water on everyone’s agenda, this will be a key topic to learn more about from leading industry and academic speakers.
See the programme below:
10.00 Registration
10.25 Welcome and introduction - BCA, SCS, CCUK
10.30 Why water is important in the 21st century - Dr Namrata Bhattacharya-mis, University of Chester
11.00 Ingredients to make waterless formulations - Trevor Barker, Rettenmaier
11.20 Rinse-off vs leave-in conditioner to reduce water in use - Toni Gray, Croda
11.40 Regulations and fate of cosmetic ingredients in the environment - Jay Dawick, Innospec
12.15 Networking Lunch
13:15 Marketing trends and water - Tim Pulleyn, Stephensons
13.45 Challenges of hot fills and anhydrous formulas - Rachael Davison, Barentz
14.05 Waterless formulations in the home - Jack Minister, Harke
14.30 Roundtable discussion - All speakers
15:00 Close
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Where is it happening?
De Vere Cranage Estate, Byley Lane, Holmes Chapel, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 72.00 to GBP 144.00

