News:Sector

YSL Beauty takes a stand against violence against women

YSL Beauty has come up with the Abuse is Not Love program in 2020 to prevent and combat domestic abuse. The brand wants to go further, committing to fund university research, train its employees and educate two million people by 2030 on the subject of violence through partnerships with NGOs.

FEBEA: two new appointments to the Executive Committee

The Fédération des Entreprises (FEBEA) de la Beauté makes its winter mercato. Marie Audren takes over from Olivia Guernier as Head of Communications and Public Affairs. The Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Department is entrusted to Brice Leclerc, replacing Valérie Colin.

Slow Cosmétique association closes its doors

For the past 11 years, the Belgian-based NGO has been campaigning for “healthier, more authentic” cosmetics. Julien Kaibeck, its founder, has announced the closure of the association due to unfavorable economic conditions.

The FEBEA imagines the "Fresque de la Cosmétique"

Committed to a more sustainable beauty sector, the Fédération des Entreprises de la Beauté (FEBEA) has designed (in collaboration with several member brands) a tool to help brands better identify all the environmental and social issues facing the industry, while offering concrete levers for action.

Rakuten and L'Oréal Japan join forces to improve online customer experience

The cosmetics giant has just formed a partnership with a major retailer. The aim of this collaboration between the two companies is to develop personalized online shopping paths.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Cosmed: a new organisational chart and a new Board of Directors

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The Cosmed General Assembly was held on June 20, in Paris. Under the stewardship of Jean-Marc Giroux, the association of the cosmetic industry moves o...

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The world's main cosmetics groups

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From SMEs to multinational companies, the actors of the cosmetic industry the world over are numerous and different. The consumer may think that, by s...

Monday, May 14, 2012

Cosmed: the Parisian office is back to service

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It already existed, at least, on paper, since 2009. With a new manager, a new steering committee, a new budget and a new road map, the Cosmed Parisian...

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Organic cosmetics: a standard in 2014?

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It was sometimes deplored that for natural and organic cosmetics, we did not have an independent reference system, supported by an administrative auth...

Friday, March 30, 2012

Without, without, without... but with some ideas!

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The "without" cosmetic. That was the topic of the 3rd edition of U’cosmetics, both a conference and a competition, held in Guigamp (Brittany), on Marc...

Monday, February 6, 2012

To a third-rate Advanced Technician Certificate?

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In September 2012, a newly designed Advanced Technician Certificate (BTS or Brevet de Technicien Supérieur, in French) in Aesthetics, Cosmetic, Perfum...

Friday, February 3, 2012

Cosmebio is ten years-old ... and has grown!

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Through its green oval and the three capital letters BIO, the Cosmebio logo is often seen on the cosmetics certified as organic. The Professional Asso...

Thursday, February 2, 2012

What about COSMOS arriving for real?

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One was on the verge to think that the interplanetary rocket launched by the European organic cosmetics labelling bodies was lost in the Cosmos maze, ...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Colipa is given a new look, and is known now as Cosmetics Europe

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The European association of Cosmetics Industries has just releases its new name. Previously known as COLIPA, it is now Cosmetics Europe – The Personal...

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The cosmetic industry ready to hire... specialized skills especially

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The Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster has just released a prospective survey on four strategic areas (Vegetable, Formulation, Packaging, Sensory...

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

L'Oréal: The killer dye?

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This information is on the Internet since November … first released by the British Daily Mail, then relayed by the renowned BBC: a 38-year old woman w...

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Alternative methods: Real progress, though still a long road ahead

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Colipa, The European Cosmetics Association, held in Brussels a debriefing on the 8th World Congress on alternative methods to animal testing. Clearly,...