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Ingredients in the news: cannabidiolSubscribers only

Even though cannabidiol has been gaining ground in cosmetics since 2020, it does raise questions. That’s why Estelle Dehier, from Labosphère, has chosen to focus on the continuation (and end) of the series devoted to these ingredients that are the talk of the town.

Ingredients in the news: TalcSubscribers only

Another chapter in the series by Labosphère’s Estelle Dehier on ingredients that are the talk of the town: once considered harmless, or even very popular, then caught up in the turmoil of safety warnings, before eventually being overtaken by regulations, restrictions and even bans… Episode 2 is devoted to talcum powder.

Ingredients in the news: salicylic acidSubscribers only

Some cosmetic ingredients are all the rage and are all the rage for years, but then cosmetovigilance reveals certain problems or toxicological requirements come into play, the regulatory axe falls, and the “flagship” ingredient becomes the one that absolutely must be boycotted. The first episode in this series by Estelle Dehier, from Labosphère: salicylic acid.

How to assess the safety of innovative cosmetic ingredients?Subscribers only

Cosmetic regulations require cosmetic products to be safe for human health under normal and reasonably foreseeable conditions of use. Before a product is placed on the market, a safety assessment must be carried out and signed off by a safety assessor. To do this, a range of data must be studied. A Toxicological Reference Value, generally derived from an animal study, must be determined for each s...

Misleading the consumerSubscribers only

The claims made on cosmetic product labels (and on all communication media, for that matter!) are clearly governed by European cosmetics regulations. They must be proven and justified in the Product Information Dossier (PIF) of the cosmetic product being developed. Estelle Dehier, from Labosphère, explains.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Printed skin: an astonishing mirror effect!Subscribers only
While consulting recently and negligently a site of watch, I came across information which immediately caught my attention: some would use human skin ...
Friday, October 3, 2014
Mirror, my beautiful mirror!Subscribers only
Those who have read Snow White probably remember this scene where the Queen wonders about her beauty every morning. In fact, when we talk about beauty...
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Hydroxy Acid in Lipsticks!Subscribers only
A fact that some will have considered as new has been noted recently concerning this very important family of products that are lipsticks. Is this a n...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Towards chocolate therapy?Subscribers only
With Easter fast approaching, it seemed to me that the theme of chocolate, recently addressed in the columns of the Observatory of Cosmetics, would st...
Monday, March 24, 2014
Chocolate AlertSubscribers only
Great emotion recently about this little irreplaceable pleasure for some. We announce the shortage, we denounce changes in taste at the slightest chan...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Skin connected?Subscribers only
The CES, or Consumer Electronics Show, has just been held in Las Vegas, and although there is apparently no obvious link with our cosmetics industry, ...
Monday, February 17, 2014
Who would have thought…?Subscribers only
CosmeticOBS announced the following in late January: ‘Avon France, a subsidiary of American cosmetics giant Avon Products, asked the Bobigny commercia...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
The Cosmetotheque®Subscribers only
In our profession, it is interesting, not to say amusing, to see the interest that we have in products presented as totally new, but which are in fact...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Are you connected?Subscribers only
We talk about it more and more, and in many fields, but what are the connected objects? A connected object is an electronic device that can communicat...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Innovation, a difficult exercise?Subscribers only
Innovation is a difficult exercise, with many failures, but which remains a permanent need, and is therefore the subject of many studies. The Observat...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Mixology at the service of a new approachSubscribers only
In a previous post, I discussed the value of a personalized approach to products in the context of what is called"customization". In another, I also d...
Friday, October 18, 2013
And then DD?Subscribers only
The concept of BB Cream evolves at an extravagant speed, passing very quickly the various stages of notoriety. We are already at"CC", and we are now t...
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