On November 4, 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced that terpineol was the subject of a harmonized classification and labeling (CLH) intention and that capric acid was the subject of a classification proposal.

French people expect effective, natural skincare. Yet a third of consumers do not know which active ingredients they are applying to their skin. This is one of the key findings of the 2026 Skin Barometer, carried out by the brand Typology and the polling organisation Ifop.

Ecocert is launching the Ecocert Sourcing platform. Pauline Raffaitin, the group’s Head of Regulatory Monitoring and Public Affairs, has agreed to tell us more about the regulatory context surrounding this launch.

On 30 October 2026, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published three notices of intent to list certain chemicals – PFAS – under Proposition 65. The consultation period is open until 30 November.

The Agence du Don en Nature (ADN) collects new, non-food items from businesses to redistribute them to people in need. Hygiene and personal care products are the items it is most in need of. Salwa Bosvy, the organisation’s corporate partnerships manager, explained how it works during a webinar organised with Cosmébio on 29 October 2026.