News:Congresses

EUDR: Everything you need to know about the "Deforestation-free" Regulation

It was due to come into force on 31 December 2024, but has been postponed for a year. And for good reason: nobody was ready, whether economic operators or the authorities. So there is still time to get to grips with it and prepare for it. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, Thomas Delille, of the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, presented a decoding of what he called “a veritable jewel of regulatory engineering th...

Consumers and sun protection: the current situation

During the Cosmetic Days organised by Cosmed in early December 2024, Valérie Rager-Brossard, Director of Customer Relations at the Appinio research institute, presented an overview of the uses and understanding of sun protection products by French consumers. The findings were mixed…

French DGCCRF: an update on the 2023, 2024 and 2025 inspections

At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, DGCCRF representatives Virginie Gallerand, Nathalie Delion, Flore Pluvinage and Isabelle van Hamme presented the results of investigations carried out in 2023, gave an update on controls in 2024 and announced the outlook for 2025.

The implementation of French Anses' “cosmetics” missions

One year ago, Anses became a new player in the French cosmetics safety landscape. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, Sandrine Charles and Élodie Lontsi presented the implementation of their new missions concerning the vigilance and evaluation of cosmetic substances and products.

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the authorities

Following their respective speeches at the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, the representatives of the French cosmetics control authorities, the Anses and the DGCCRF, answered questions from congress attendees. On the menu: status of certain ingredients, claims, cosmetovigilance, control philosophies…

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Hemp, coriander: these "new" vegetable oils which prove their cosmetic interest

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They are natural, produced according to simple and non-polluting processes from seeds harvested in the fields next to the manufacturing plant. They ar...

Monday, March 9, 2020

The main trends to watch for in 2020

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Knowing the societal, environmental and economic stakes are essential for the cosmetics industry. These parameters are decisive in adopting new commun...

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

2019 cosmetics market review: Kantar World Panel reports

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How did the hygiene/beauty market perform in 2019? Which segments grew? Which segments have fallen? Anaïs Dupuy, Business Development Manager at Kanta...

Monday, March 2, 2020

Ways of optimizing the effectiveness of antioxidants

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Is it enough to add an antioxidant of any kind to an emulsion to perfectly guarantee its protection against the oxidation of lipids and associated phe...

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Cosmetic packaging: zero-waste target

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As a result of the environmental crisis, the majority of companies are committed to limiting their impact on the planet. Beauty manufacturers are care...

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Cosmetics in search of green lipids (2/2)

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What “green” ingredients can be used as an alternative to the substances that consumers no longer want to see in their cosmetic formulas? During the L...

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Plastics in the oceans: what solutions?

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Pollution of the marine ecosystem is one of the major environmental concerns of this century. Every year, millions of tonnes of plastic end up in the ...

Monday, February 17, 2020

Cosmetics in search of green lipids (1/2)

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Unanimous observation during the Lipids & Cosmetics congress, organized by Cosmetic Valley and Iterg on January 29th and 30th in Bordeaux: consume...

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Plastic recycling, instructions for use

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“Plastic Danger”, we hear it everywhere. Once praised, it is now condemned because of its harmful impact on nature. However, if it is included in recy...

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Discover cosmetic lipids

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They are the basis of cosmetic formulations, ensuring their textures, their functionalities, their effectiveness… But lipids today are also synonymous...

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

The elusive Generation Z

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After having monopolized the attention of the cosmetics industry for many years, the reign of the Millenials is gradually beginning to come to an end…...

Monday, December 23, 2019

CSR through Expanscience's lens

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For several years, the issue of corporate social responsibility in the cosmetics industry has been one of the hot topics. The majority of the actors i...