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Sweep the Sun

by Uli Osterwalder

Column on the role of sun protection.

by Uli Osterwalder, Principal and Owner of Sun Protection Facilitator GmbH
 

Sunlight, the Neuro-Cosmetic for free!

Sunlight has a stronger neuro-effect than any of the active ingredient in cosmetics. How can we best...

Alternative SPF Methods on the Doorsteps

In the first two Sweep-the-Sun columns in summer 2022, we looked at the revised ISO 24444:2019 Gold...

Good intentions with unintended consequences…

In this column we will discuss how good intentions can lead to unintended consequences. To set the...

Plasticizer in children’s urine – are we about to lose another UV-filter?

Background A key challenge in formulating sunscreens is deciding on the UV filter platform, as...

Imagine if … we were serious about preventing skin cancer!

The 16th Sun Protection Conference in London 2023 provided ideas on how this could happen. Indeed...

TAKE HOME MESSAGES…….from

The Florida SCC Sunscreen Symposium is a traditional gathering of the sunscreen manufacturing and...

Reef-safe sunscreen: environmentalconcern or marketing hype?

In this Sweep the Sun column we discuss the popular sunscreen claims about reef safety Since the...

AI to predict Sunscreen Performance?

The first Sunscreen Simulator was developed and made available on the Internet by Ciba Specialty...

Do we need more transparency in Sun Protection?

There is a trend towards more transparency in cosmetics, e.g. by sharing EXTRA ingredient list...

NANO means BIG!

When I say “Nano means Big”, I do so in reference to UV filters. Of course, I am not contesting the...

Uli Osterwalder

Uli Osterwalder studied Chemical Engineering at ETH Zurich, Switzerland and at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He joined Ciba-Geigy in Basel in 1979 where he first developed a Phosgene Generator in central process development. Later he developed his leadership skills in Project Management and Process Analytics. At Ciba Specialty Chemicals Uli Osterwalder helped establish new business development in Fabric Care and Personal Care. After the acquisition by BASF SE he became Senior Marketing Manager and Scientific Adviser in Sun Care in Ludwigshafen and Duesseldorf.
2016 he came back to Basel, working for DSM as senior Senior Scientific Adviser suncare for two years. 2018 he started his own company, Sun Protection Facilitator GmbH and is committed to contribute to further improvements in sun protection. Uli Osterwalder works for ISO on the development of new UV protection assessment methods and is now chairing the technical committee ISO TC/217 (Cosmetics). He is author and co-author of numerous scientific articles and book chapters on sun protection.

Sunlight, the Neuro-Cosmetic for free!

Sunlight has a stronger neuro-effect than any of the active ingredient in cosmetics. How can we best...

Alternative SPF Methods on the Doorsteps

In the first two Sweep-the-Sun columns in summer 2022, we looked at the revised ISO 24444:2019 Gold...

Good intentions with unintended consequences…

In this column we will discuss how good intentions can lead to unintended consequences. To set the...

Plasticizer in children’s urine – are we about to lose another UV-filter?

Background A key challenge in formulating sunscreens is deciding on the UV filter platform, as...

Imagine if … we were serious about preventing skin cancer!

The 16th Sun Protection Conference in London 2023 provided ideas on how this could happen. Indeed...

TAKE HOME MESSAGES…….from

The Florida SCC Sunscreen Symposium is a traditional gathering of the sunscreen manufacturing and...

Reef-safe sunscreen: environmentalconcern or marketing hype?

In this Sweep the Sun column we discuss the popular sunscreen claims about reef safety Since the...

AI to predict Sunscreen Performance?

The first Sunscreen Simulator was developed and made available on the Internet by Ciba Specialty...

Do we need more transparency in Sun Protection?

There is a trend towards more transparency in cosmetics, e.g. by sharing EXTRA ingredient list...

NANO means BIG!

When I say “Nano means Big”, I do so in reference to UV filters. Of course, I am not contesting the...

Uli Osterwalder

Uli Osterwalder studied Chemical Engineering at ETH Zurich, Switzerland and at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. He joined Ciba-Geigy in Basel in 1979 where he first developed a Phosgene Generator in central process development. Later he developed his leadership skills in Project Management and Process Analytics. At Ciba Specialty Chemicals Uli Osterwalder helped establish new business development in Fabric Care and Personal Care. After the acquisition by BASF SE he became Senior Marketing Manager and Scientific Adviser in Sun Care in Ludwigshafen and Duesseldorf.
2016 he came back to Basel, working for DSM as senior Senior Scientific Adviser suncare for two years. 2018 he started his own company, Sun Protection Facilitator GmbH and is committed to contribute to further improvements in sun protection. Uli Osterwalder works for ISO on the development of new UV protection assessment methods and is now chairing the technical committee ISO TC/217 (Cosmetics). He is author and co-author of numerous scientific articles and book chapters on sun protection.

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