On 19-20 November 2003 Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science hosted the first international conference - "All For Cosmetic" - organised by Polish Society of Cosmetic Chemists under the auspices of IFSCC past president Doctor Angela Janousek, who delivered an inaugural paper entitled "Cosmetics in Europe - Science, Dreams or Nightmare?"

During two conference days 23 plenary papers have been delivered and half of them presented the results of investigations conducted in research centres of Polish universities that are engaged in cosmetic chemistry:

    * Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry
    * Poznan University of Medical Science, Departments of Organic Chemistry and Pharmacology
    * Wroclaw University of Technilogy, Institute of Organic and Polymer Technology
    * Polish Physician Association Post-diploma School of Aesthetic Medicine
    * High School of Health and Beauty Care in Poznan
    * Warsaw Academy of Cosmetic and Health Care

as well as in R&D laboratories of Polish cosmetic companies (Dermika, Pollena Aroma).

Apart from presentations of Polish scientists the conference presented papers of invited guests from European countries and USA ? Prof. Pierfrancesco Morganti (Mavi Cosmetic, Italy), Dr. Hans Brandt (Elzbieta Cosmetics, The Netherlands), Dr. Elizabeth Poppe (Henkel, Germany), Dr. Janusz Jachowicz (ISP, USA), Dr. Torsten Clarius (Cognis, Germany), Dr. Riad Domloge (Vincience Research Center, France).

Next to the plenary sessions the poster session has been organised in co-operation with Academy of Cosmetics and Health Care that presented scientific output of Polish Universities.

The conference has been accompanied by an exhibition organised by Warsaw Exhibition Board of Biuro Reklamy S.A.