Kenneth Klein

Ken lives in Northern California where he operates Cosmetech West.

He has a BS in Chemistry from CCNY and an MS from Long Island University.  Ken has been in the Cosmetics industry for for more than 35 years with finished goods houses (7 years at Lever Brothers) as well as raw material suppliers.  Before joining Cosmetech Laboratories, Ken was Technical Director for Van Dyk and prior to that was Manager of Technical Services at Henkel.

He is a fellow of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists and of the American Institute of Chemists.  Ken is an adjunct professor at Fairleigh Dicinson University and an instructor for the Society of Cosmetic Chemists where he teaches courses in: Cosmetic Formulations, Sunscreens, Emulsions and Computers.  He is a frequent speaker at Scientific conferences in America as well as in Europe and South America.  He has published numerous papers, hold several patents and has authored a chapter on Sunscreen formulation published by Marcel Decker.  Ken has the distinguished honor of being the 2002 recipient of the esteemed Spirit of Sam Award.

Irwin resides in New Jersey where he runs Cosmetech Laboratories' East Coast office in Fairfield, NJ.

Irwin has a BS in chemistry from CCNY and has been in the Cosmetic Industry for over 35 years. He has over 16 years of experience in product formulation and has managed Product Development Labs at Givaudan and Lipo Chemicals Inc. Prior to joining Cosmetech Laboratories, Inc. Irwin was with Lipo Chemicals Inc. for over 10 years where he held a number of senior executive positions in Sales, Business Development and Technical Development.

Irwin has taught cosmetic formulations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and for the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. He is a member of the SCC and had been a member and past chairman of the SCC Education Committee. Irwin has served as an Advisor for the New York Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists as well as 2003 Area I Director for the Society of Cosmetic Chemists.