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With only a few weeks to go until the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on 31 October 2019, and a confused British political situati...

The advent of e-commerce has dug the grave of in-store sales because of the many advantages it offers. However, physical distribution has not yet had ...

There is no shortage of scientific studies detailing the environmental impact of sunscreen products on marine ecosystems. But the one published in Aug...

Faced with a changing society, the canons of beauty are changing in turn. However, these new aesthetics are not yet 100% represented in the media and ...

On September 3, 2019, the French government presented a second national strategy on endocrine disruptors to reduce population exposure and environment...

Plastics are present just about everywhere in the human environment nowadays. Global production of plastic is growing and more and more plastics end u...

Make-up remover, masks, serums, moisturizers or eye contours and even lotions… sticks are the kings of autumn! Their solid, nomadic texture par excell...

On August 8, 2019, the Republic of Korea notified the WTO of a text to amend the Regulation on Safety Standards for Cosmetics. It provides for regulat...

A start-up company Naturbeads, based at the University of Bath (UK), is working with companies to replace microplastics in cosmetics products with bio...

While Caucasian consumers are spoilt for choice in terms of cosmetics, this is not the case for those with black skin. It must be said that they are s...

Chlorphenesin is a synthetic compound that belongs to the class of organic compounds called organohalogens. Chlorphenesin is a phenol ether (3-(4-chlo...

Due to the climatic challenges, industrialists are called upon to propose sustainable solutions that are more respectful of nature. Aptar, a specialis...

An acronym for substances that are Carcinogenic, Mutagenic (inducing permanent changes in the number and/or structure of the body’s genetic material) ...

Good news, after the abundance of premium treatments at indecent prices in 2018 - didn’t we see cures at €1,250 !- return to a more “moral” price! We ...

The sustainability of packaging is a topic that is increasingly shifting into the focus. Zero waste, conservation of resources, recycling or recycled ...

The DGCCRF has just published a recall notice for the game “The science of cosmetics” by the brand Le labo des curieux, because of the presence of pro...

The SCCS has published its Opinion on the safety of a hair dye ingredient, Methylimidazoliumpropyl p-phenylenediamine HCl (A166). This Opinion has bee...

In recent years, dry food distributors have flourished in supermarkets. Slowly but surely, cosmetics is getting down to it, in a concern to fight wast...

The safety of three coatings for Zinc Oxide in its nano form will be assessed by the SCCS. The request was made by the European Commission and publish...

Fully satisfying the needs of its consumers is part of the cosmetics industry’s mission. But before knowing their expectations, it is necessary to kno...

Previously authorised without restrictions (only HICC is subject to labelling requirements), three allergens are now banned from use: Hydroxyisohexyl ...

In the green revolution we are experiencing, distributors are also in the consumers’ sights. On the occasion of the Beauty Day organized on July 25 by...

You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, illegal, harmful… and are the subject of a recall or ban ...

The DGCCRF has just published a recall notice for a Florame make-up remover, due to the random presence of a bacterium.