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The European Commission has just made available the new version (5.5) of the “Borderline” Manual, the guidelines drawn up by the sub-working group ded...

This 1st September 2025 marks the entry into force of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/197, which constitutes the 21st ATP (Adaptation to Technical and ...

On 28 August 2025, the Washington State Department of Ecology announced the adoption of a new chapter of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC): “Ch...

On August 25, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on the Austria proposal for harmonized classification and labeling (C...

On 25 August 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the publication of the conclusions of the evaluation of Oxybenzone (INCI: Benzopheno...

In a note, published on 27 August 2025, ECHA provides an update on its assessment of the of the proposed restriction on PFAS and clarifies the expecte...

The new approach to hair repair involves pre-shampoo treatments, conditioning masks with long-lasting benefits, serums, and leave-in products. Bond-bu...

For the 25th edition of its Scientific Congress, which will be held in Montpellier and streamed online on 23 September 2025, COSMED, the association o...

This is not strictly speaking breaking news (since the measure had been in the pipeline for several years, even though it was not “officially” confirm...

In the United Kingdom, sales of luxury sun care products reached a record high in 2024, according to data from market research firm Circana, despite f...

In its latest report, data analytics firm Spate examined beauty and wellness trends in the United Kingdom based on millions of TikTok videos. The stud...

On 21 August 2025, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) launched a consultation on proposed regulatory changes to three UV filters: Homo...

According to the latest analyses by the forecasting firm Trendalytics, the fall-winter 2025 season will be marked by a palette of natural colors, punc...

Newcomer to the skincare market, Happy made Cosmetics aims to stand out with targeted and accessible personalization. Formulated in France and 99% nat...

It is possible to take summary proceedings to report acts of copyright infringement and acts of unfair or parasitic competition, provided that the inf...

Canada has just announced a revision of its Ingredient Hotlist for cannabis-derived ingredients. This update is related to recent changes to the Canna...

During the month of August 2025, the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), the Agency responsible for the CLP Regulation in Great Britain, published its ...

On 19 August 2025, the United States notified a proposed amendment to California regulations. The aim is to include products containing Triphenyl Phos...

On July 30, 2025, the Ukrainian Ministry of Health notified a draft decision to amend several articles and annexes of its Technical Regulation on Cosm...

On August 20, 2025, the ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) published a revised version of the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (...

What has happened over the past six months? In this “Ingredients” Section of the Summer Round-up: the overview of the SCCS Opinions and the work of th...

What has happened over the past six months? In this “International Trends” section of the Summer Round-up, CosmeticOBS takes a tour of the global beau...

On August 7, France launched a consultation on two decrees implementing the law of February 27, 2025, “aimed at protecting the population from the ris...

On August 1, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld the 2022 judgment of the General Court and the annulment of the classification of...