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How did the prestige cosmetics sector fare in 2020? Has the Covid-19 also put a strain on this beauty segment? To answer these questions, Mathilde Lio...

At a time when the Covid-19 has shaken the consumption habits of many people, transparency has become a key notion. A real challenge for the beauty in...

What is normal? If this question has the power to animate any social gathering, Unilever is taking a back seat. The group, committed to a “positive” a...

MBBT, referred to in ingredient lists by its INCI name Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, is a very special UV protection agent. It ...

On 8 March 2021, the SCCS published a corrigendum to its Scientific Advice on the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics, the final version of which was...

Following the publication of a list of 14 substances suspected of acting as endocrine disruptors to be assessed on a priority basis, and the subsequen...

In 2016, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) published its final Opinion on the safety of vitamin A compounds used in cosmetic products...

Givaudan, supplier of cosmetic ingredients, has just launched the latest addition to its portfolio: Omegablue®. Made from bilberry oil and intended fo...

Every week, dedicated European portals (Safety Gate for the European Union, Safety Database for the United Kingdom) list the non-compliant and/or dang...

The Implementing Regulation 2020/2151 of 17 December 2020, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 18 December, establishes harmoni...

It’s this spring’s winning combo! Thermal water brands are creating prebiotics or postbiotics from the unique microbiome of their thermal water. Or, a...

Very often, the claims made by a cosmetic product are decisive in the act of purchase. They are therefore crucial… but they are also regulated! During...

For the fourth consecutive year, Anaïs Dupuy, Business Development Manager for Kantar World Panel, gives the figures for the French beauty market. The...

With consumers educated in cosmetics for a very long time, Japan is a trendsetter. The forecasting agency Global Data, in collaboration with in-cosmet...

Following the study carried out by the CNRS and Sorbonne University, published on Monday 8 March in the American medical journal Chemical Research in ...

According to a scientific study published on 7 March 2021 in the Journal “Chemical Research in Toxicology”, Octocrylene contained in cosmetic products...

The SCCS has just published its final Opinion on the safety of two cosmetic ingredients in the form of nanomaterials: Copper and Colloidal copper. It ...

With 17,000 tonnes produced or imported each year in France, titanium dioxide in nanoparticulate form (TiO2-NP) is one of the nanomaterials most used ...

The demand for 100% natural, highly effective, safe and multi-functional active ingredients is growing rapidly. But there are only a very limited numb...

When a substance is classified as CMR, it is a priori prohibited for use in cosmetic products, unless an exceptional exemption is granted after evalua...

The French DGCCRF has just published a recall notice for the Pure White Cosmetics brand Gold glowing’s cream because it contains corticosteroid forbid...

Every week, dedicated European portals (Safety Gate for the European Union, Safety Database for the United Kingdom) list the non-compliant and/or dang...

Even if brunettes are important, this spring it is blondes that flourish! The demand for this color, synonymous with eternal femininity, is booming. P...

Since 1 January 2021, following the agreement concluded in extremis between the United Kingdom and the European Union, all the effects of Brexit have ...