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SPF30, SPF50, SPF50+… A common assumption is that the protection they provide is not that different from what gross figures suggest. At the Sun Protec...

On June 29, 2017, at the meeting organized by ANSM (French National Agency of Medicine and Health Products Safety), which gathered cosmetics safety as...

On 6 July 2017, Sweden notified the WTO a draft regulation aimed to ban the placing on the market of rinse-off cosmetics that contain plastic particle...

The ninth European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will be hosted in Paris on 6-8th November in Paris. It comprises four dedicated confere...

Today, the notion of high skin sensitivity in adults is well-known, but in children, no study had demonstrated it so far. Out of almost 700,000 public...

It will be on everyone’s lips this fall… and it does sound the knell of gloss! More creamy and comfortable, liquid lipstick plays with contradictions....

On June 29, 2017, ANSM (French National Agency of Medicine and Health Products Safety) invited cosmetics safety assessors to their premises for an inf...

According to the European Union, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a ‘concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in ...

Les Échos Études have released a study on the market and distribution of organic and natural cosmetics. Growth prospects, market dynamics, and detaile...

When NGOs, consumer associations, or the general press talk about cosmetics, it is often to denounce the hazards associated with the use of certain in...

Regulation 2017/1224 of 6 July 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 7 July, amends Annex V (preservatives) of Cosmetics Regula...

Algae, sea water, salt… All these marine ingredients are well-known and recognized by the cosmetics industry for their skin benefits. Formulators have...

We already knew about their benefits for our health, but now we will also be able to take advantage of their anti-aging virtues. Turmeric, saffron, gi...

The safety of the cosmetic ingredient Climbazole will be assessed again by the SCCS. The request from the European Commission, linked with new margin ...

Customer data has been a real gold mine for companies for a few years. It represents significant trade and marketing advantages if it is efficiently u...

At the Sun Protection Conference held in London on June 6-7, 2017, Dr Ludger Kolbe, of Beiersdorf, provided scientific studies to respond to a recurri...

The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at prohibiting or restricting the use in cosmetic products of all substances w...

Known as the enemies of swimmers and other seaside walk aficionados, algae have a bad reputation – wrongly, since they are actually filled with vitami...

Cosmebio, the natural ecological and organic cosmetics professional association, organized their General Assembly on June 22, 2017. It was an opportun...

Their name sounds charming to the French (it is so much prettier in English!): their literal translation into French would remind of our school days, ...

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 ...

Sun exposure is recognized for being a factor of skin affections and cancers. However, UV rays are also responsible for biological mechanisms whose po...

If the different distance selling channels are known to consumers and make it easier for them to shop, most often, distributors are not aware of the r...

The second edition of Beauty Forum Paris, organized by the Health & Beauty Group, will be opened to professionals in the Aesthetics, Wellness, and...