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It was on a referral from the Senate’s Social Affairs Committee, dated 11 December 2018, that the French Court of Auditors carried out an investigatio...

European Union legislation on chemicals has been developed at different times and, in some cases, with different objectives. Different regulatory appr...

Recently, cannabis and its derivatives have found a prominent place in the cosmetics industry. This market represents $12 billion worldwide, according...

The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the preservative and anti-dandruff agent Zinc Pyrithione in cosmetic products, on behalf of t...

The SCCS has just published its final Opinions on the safety of UV-Filter Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate (S87) and hair ...

For several years, the issue of corporate social responsibility in the cosmetics industry has been one of the hot topics. The majority of the actors i...

Sustainability is a growing concern for the cosmetics industry. Among “sustainable” ingredients, there is shea butter, which is harvested in Africa an...

Highly “instagrammable”, it is the accessory that can make all the difference in the purchase of a facial treatment. Sold in a box (but can also be bo...

Ten years of controversy over the safety of aluminium and its salts in cosmetic products may have just ended with the recent Opinion of the SCCS. Publ...

We know how difficult it is today for many cosmetic manufacturers or ingredient suppliers to define whether or not their raw material is a nanomateria...

RBB Economics, in collaboration with FEBEA, conducted a Europe-wide study on the selective sale of cosmetics. This report, prepared for Cosmetics Euro...

The cosmetic product as a mixture or the active principle of a cosmetic can be easily modified in their compositions under the influence of environmen...

As part of its partnership with CosmeticOBS, Business France details the new rules of the customs clearance procedure for cosmetics and related produc...

The DGCCRF has just published a recall notice for Urtekram All-over Wash No Perfume Baby lotions due to a risk of microbial contamination.

It is because of “non-compliances and significant deficiencies” that the ANSM has just sent to NEOCOS company a compliance injunction concerning its P...

This cosmetic ingredient has been present in many formulations for a long time, and has been acclaimed for its softness on the skin and its low cost a...

Since 2012, the battle has been raging between the ANSM on the one hand, the FEBEA, Cosmetics Europe and the SCCS on the other hand. Issue: the safety...

ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) has just announced that its two Committees, RAC and SEAC, support its proposal to restrict siloxanes D4, D5 and D6 to...

How to assess the real ecotoxicity of cosmetic ingredients and their effects on the environment? How can we measure their biodegradability, their pers...

The SCCS has just published a corrected version, dated December 6, 2019, of its Final Opinion on the solubility of SAS (Synthetic Amorphous Silica). T...

You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, illegal, harmful… and are the subject of a recall or ban ...

This will have escaped no one’s notice, long hair is furiously trendy, especially among the younger generations (even very young girls are asking for ...

The scientific congress Lipids & Cosmetics will take place on 29th and 30th of January 2020 in the heart of Bordeaux. The New Aquitaine Region, IT...

The beneficial role of microbiome is widely demonstrated and many researchers around the world agree. But to develop new care, consumer opinion and ex...