For the 25th edition of its Scientific Congress, which will be held in Montpellier and streamed online on 23 September 2025, COSMED, the association of SMEs in the cosmetics industry, will explore a theme combining scientific challenges and significant market opportunities, entitled: Beauty has no age - Hormonal impact and cosmetic formulation.
“At a time when the United Nations predicts that the population aged 60 and over will double by 2050, the “Silver Beauty” market is emerging as a major area of innovation. Valued at €1.5 billion in France, this segment is showing impressive growth of 6%, well above the cosmetics sector average (3%)“, says COSMED.
“This dynamic can be explained by the emergence of a resolutely modern, active and influential “Silver Generation”, whose psychological age constantly defies their biological age. Understanding the hormonal mechanisms of ageing in order to develop appropriate formulations is one of the most promising areas of research in the cosmetics industry.”
Scientific directors, researchers, formulators, dermatologists and marketing specialists will come together for this conference to discuss key issues such as:
• Skin longevity, with a presentation of the latest innovative cosmetic solutions for maintaining healthy, youthful skin in the face of natural ageing and external aggressions
• The revolution in tailor-made aesthetics for menopausal women, exploring effective combinations of tools to revitalise skin and body functions at a crucial stage in female ageing
• Carbonylation, the leading cause of ageing
• The latest active ingredients for protecting the skin proteome…
