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…

Monday, June 6, 2016

Biodiversity, a tool to enhance brands’ image

Preserving biodiversity has become both a moral obligation towards our planet and a regulatory requirement, since the Nagoya Protocol was signed, as s...

Monday, May 30, 2016

Biodiversity: The Barometer 2016

Since 2009, UEBT (Union for Ethical BioTrade) assessed awareness of biodiversity, and interest in ethical sourcing in 16 different countries. Eight ye...

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

In-Cosmetics 2016: new solutions for preservation (2/2)

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What solutions can formulators use to preserve cosmetics within the current context of crisis that imposes a limited number of ‘possible’ substances? ...

Monday, May 2, 2016

Emerging organic cosmetics: Organics Cluster’s winning scenario in 2016

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At the 4th B.I.O. N’Days, the global event dedicated to organic innovation held in Valence, France, last April 6-7, 2016, Organics Cluster unveiled th...

Thursday, April 28, 2016

In-Cosmetics 2016: new solutions for preservation (1/2)

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At the Paris edition of In-Cosmetics, several ingredient suppliers presented their new actives for preserving cosmetics, with a common objective: find...

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

An overview of South Korean cosmetics

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At the 4th B.I.O. N’Days, the global event dedicated to organic innovation held by Organics Cluster in Valence, France, last April 6-7, 2016, Laura Ko...

Monday, April 18, 2016

Organic cosmetics distribution: the current situation

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At the 4th B.I.O. N’Days, the global event dedicated to organic innovation held in Valence, France, last April 6-7, 2016, Sandrine Haller, of Agence C...

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Packaging: when innovation creates a sensation

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Mickaël Palthier, Packaging Director at Thalgo, came to the U’Cosmetics symposium dedicated to the ‘Cosmetic Experience’ last March 17, 2016, to prese...

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Smart perfumes and cosmetics

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Dr Patrice Bellon, President of the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) and Director of Cosmetoscent, came to the U’Cosmetics symposium dedicated to t...

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Cosmetics: creating emotions with textures

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Nathalie Chevrot, Market Manager of the ingredient supplier group, SEPPIC, came to the U’Cosmetics symposium dedicated to the ‘Cosmetic Experience’ la...

Thursday, February 25, 2016

How will we wear perfume in 2025?

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Such was the question students of the ESEPAC (European School of Packaging) and ESdP (a high-level School of Perfume) worked on for their first collab...

Monday, February 22, 2016

The art of spray-making

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From perfumery to skincare, sun care, or makeup, all cosmetics categories come with the spray option for their final packaging. Albéa France’s Étienne...