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Foam boosting agents improve the quality of foam (volume, texture, stability …).

Does sustainability still drive sales of beauty products? Not in itself, according to Tom Patton, Director of Product Insights for Western Europe at N...

On November 5, 2026, the ICCS (International Collaboration on Cosmetic Safety) published a guide to best practices for serious eye damage and eye irri...

On 5 November 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) set out the details of a recent ruling clarifying the circumstances in which the...

On 12 December 2025, the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) published the 52nd amendment to its Standards. Eleven months later, on 12 November...

Recalls, marketing bans, import refusals, destruction orders… Non-compliant and/or unsafe cosmetic products detected on the market by control authorit...

In June 2026, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) accepted the European Commission’s mandate to assess the safety of phytonadione epoxi...

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

French people expect effective, natural skincare. Yet a third of consumers do not know which active ingredients they are applying to their skin. This ...

Ecocert is launching the Ecocert Sourcing platform. Pauline Raffaitin, the group’s Head of Regulatory Monitoring and Public Affairs, has agreed to tel...

On 30 October 2026, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published three notices of intent to list certain chemical...

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 produ...

Are consumers of high-end beauty and fashion products concerned about sustainability? Yes, according to Rémy Oudghiri, Deputy Managing Director of Soc...

They have been banned since 2023. But in products where they were useful, they had to be replaced with something else. Are the alternatives to plastic...

Each month, the Trend Roundup compiles the key industry news, analyzed by the CosmeticOBS editorial team. It features a curated selection of major dev...

Every month, the Regulation Checklist reviews key information from the world of regulations in Europe and Worldwide: the essentials you shouldn’t miss...

In line with the National Strategies (SNPE 1 and SNPE 2), adopted in 2014 and 2019 respectively, aimed at limiting exposure to endocrine disruptors (E...

On 27 October 2026, the European Commission launched two consultations relating to the new hazard classes “Endocrine disruptor”, “PBT” and “vPvB” in t...

On 27 October 2026, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced that it is progressing in developing its reform of the regulations...

Indispensable for protecting the skin from the harmful effects of UV rays, on the beach in summer or in the mountains in winter, sun protection produc...

Olivier Parent has been working in foresight for 20 years. He shares his perspective on the profession and on the trends shaping the cosmetics industr...

The SEPHORA trade mark enjoys widespread renown and enables its proprietor to prevent third parties from registering similar trade marks, even where t...