Mastering the Microbiota: Understanding the Delicate Balance for Healthy Skin
07 Oct 19
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
*Targeted Learning Track - Esthetics: Separate Fee Requirement*
Melanie Timms, Director, Marketing Innovation & Education, CBI Laboratories
Mastering the Microbiota: Understanding the Delicate Balance for Healthy Skin
As skin is the largest and the most exposed organ, it is responsible for providing the first barrier defense from environmental elements, such as UV radiation, urban pollution, and chemicals. In addition, the skin microbiome is an ecosystem inhabited by a community of more than a million microorganisms and recent studies suggest a strong connection between a balanced microbiome and healthy skin. Furthermore, emerging research suggests an imbalanced skin microbiome is connected to infections, inflammatory reactions, cutaneous diseases, and breakouts. This informative presentation will look at the real opportunity to explore how microbes are involved in a healthy skin barrier and how certain specific ingredients affect them, as well as enhance the overall microflora on the skin.
Melanie Timms has been passionately involved in the professional skincare industry for 20 years. With a wealth of experience in skin care science, she is well versed in advanced ingredient technology applications and creative product development. Her creative ability for yielding novel, ingredient-driven concepts resulted in numerous successful skincare products for several leading professional brands. A licensed cosmetologist with a business degree in marketing, Melanie has lectured on the topics of cosmetic ingredients and trends at industry trade shows, spas/salons and physician offices throughout the country. Melanie Timms currently serves as Marketing and Education Director at CBI Laboratories, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas. She is a National Member of the SCC (Society of Cosmetic Chemists) and currently serves as co-chair for the SCC Southwest Chapter educational committee.