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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.
Monday, June 19, 2017
Preservatives: alternative substancesSubscribers only
It has been a few years since the use of preservatives in cosmetic product formulas has had a bad reputation. And rightly so: they are usually not har...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Making cosmetics differently? With external influencers...
If you have a close look at the History of cosmetics, it is pretty easy to identify several periods corresponding to quite different practices. After ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
All busy on the Eastern front?
Everyone has long been praising K-Beauty’s fantastic ability to invent tomorrow’s cosmetics. Why not. Apparently, the latest trend - after cushions, w...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Endocrine disruptors: clearing up the manufactured controversy
It is not because politicians have just discovered this issue that I am taking interest in it now, but simply because things are all focused on this t...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Copernicus bacteria – Reflections on the skin microbiome
One of those sad, grey days of January, the pride of the cosmetics industry gathered in Paris to discuss a highly topical issue. Kindly invited by the...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Chefs are back
A few people have already pointed out to me that they were surprised I could take interest in issues related to artificial intelligence applied to for...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Polluted by… pollution?
Should we be sceptical as regards the spectacular wave we have been observing on pollution, or more precisely antipollution? For my part, I must admit...
Friday, November 11, 2016
Artificial Intelligence and formulation
In a recent article, I raised the question of the use of AI in formulation. Since then, things have taken shape, so I felt the need to tackle this iss...
Friday, October 14, 2016
After Slow Cosmetics, here comes Clean Beauty!
You have all probably followed the emergence of what is called Slow Cosmetics. If you have liked this concept, you are also likely to be interested in...
Friday, September 16, 2016
Moonshaver came before moonwalk!Subscribers only
Innovation is making good progress in all beauty fields, including instrumental beauty. Many techniques are regularly developed as significant advance...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
What intelligence for beauty?Subscribers only
Artificial intelligence is much debated in many fields, and discussions are quite animated on this issue. Brilliant minds like Stephen Hawking speak o...
Monday, April 25, 2016
Polluted by… antipollution !!!!Subscribers only
The latest version of In-Cosmetics has just been held in Paris, and the least we can say is that anti-pollution, and by extension pollution, was at th...
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