4 Michigan Chapter wins the SCC Chapter Retention Contest Every year the Society challenges its 19 chapters to a friendly competition – which chapter can get 85% or more of their members to renew by December 31st? The Michigan Chapter reclaims their throne of FIRST PLACE from the Long Island Chapter, who broke Michigan’s winning streak last year. All winning chapters will receive a $1,000 bonus toward their rebate amount in the coming weeks. Any chapter who retains 85% of their members during dues renewal will receive an additional $1,000 toward their rebate – which can be used to secure speakers, venues, offset costs for events, products, etc. Fantastic job to all chapters for their work in 2018! We look forward to your meetings & events in the new year! Congratulations to all! IMPORTANT DATES May 6, 2019 3 SCC Education Courses offered at New York Chapter Suppliers’ Day May 7-8, 2019 New York Chapter Suppliers’ Day April 30, 2019 Annual Meeting Call for Papers (Podium Abstract Deadline) June 28, 2019 Green Star Award Submission Deadline July 1, 2019 2019 Annual Meeting Registration Opens July 31, 2019 Last Day for Early Bird Registration of 2019 Annual Meeting September 12-14, 2019 Sunscreen Symposium October 2-3, 2019 California Chapter Suppliers’ Day December 17-18, 2019 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting & Technology Showcase For information, please visit the Society website at www.scconline.org Michigan 88% 1st Place Twin Cities 87% 2nd Place Connecticut 85% 3rd Place St. Louis 81% Ohio Valley 80% Intermountain West 77% California 76% New England 76% Southwest 74% Midwest 74% Florida 73% Carolina 72% New York 72% Lake Erie 69% Southeast 68% Quebec 66% Foreign 66% Mid-Atlantic 61% Ontario 57% Long Island 18%

5 California The California Chapter had another packed year bringing members together. Eight monthly meetings were held in various locations throughout California with the hottest topics in the industry being discussed. Pickering emulsions and a preservation double feature opened the year in the Valley. February and March in Manhattan Beach provided insights into new product development and plant active sustainability, with lessons on importing cosmetics into the EU and rheology modification. Hair and Scalp dominated April in Orange County with two talks on hair - mechanisms on anti-pollution and the chemical and physical mechanisms of re-bonding in hair. May was the ever-popular meeting at Duke’s in Malibu, where the skin microbiome and biotechnologies for plant extraction were reviewed. In June, Cali SCC took the meeting on the road to members in San Francisco, where Rodan + Fields’ Dr. Bob Bianchini mapped the 3D hydration content and changes in the stratum corneum. Members returned to Orange County in September, where the newest K-Beauty technologies were discussed, and the impact of solvent and emulsifier selection on UV absorption Chair Valerie George presents an award to Speaker Shabnam Nejand at the January meeting were analyzed. October in Universal City was a CBD double-feature about the role of cannabidiol in the body, and how-to bring CBD- containing products to the market. The November meeting in Manhattan Beach included a discussion from the Palm Free Council, just as the New York Times published an exposé about palm oil and the environmental impacts. The educational programming for the year was supplemented with the biennial Scientific Seminar, themed California Dreaming, A Seminar for Emerging Technologies. The program featured scientists from academia and industry leaders from non-cosmetic disciplines, where innovations and their potential in cosmetics were discussed. SoCal is notorious for its good vibes, and members experienced them through two social events, the 80s-themed Dinner Dance in May at Huntington Beach, and wine-tasting during the summer event at San Antonio Winery in Downtown LA, one of the only wineries allowed to operate during Prohibition in the United States. The Annual Golf Outing held in conjunction with SCIFTS was also a huge success, selling out. The California Chapter is looking forward to an equally exciting year in 2019, which will be highlighted by the biennial Suppliers Day exhibition in Long Beach. See you there!