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The SCCS has just published it Opinion on the AAT (Allergy Alert Test), the standardised method proposed by Cosmetics eUROPE for allergy tests that co...

The packaging is thousands of years old. Since time immemorial, humans have invented containers to store and transport different types of goods. Over ...

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 ...

The SCCS has just published its final Opinion on the safety of the fragrance ingredient Butylphenyl Methylpropional. It has been adopted by written pr...

More ecological, less bulky, the compressed format appeals to consumers. After deodorants, he begins to gain other products in our daily lives, such a...

What is a cosmetic product? We all have the feeling that we know this… but we can also make mistakes sometimes! And the question is not insignificant,...

On June 20, 2019, the Cosmetic Valley is organizing a day of conferences dedicated to innovation for consumer safety. But it is actually two events in...

Are you one of those who see Europe as a complex and ineffective, even unfair monster? Of those who imagine the European Commission as a den of bureau...

Should we choose between preventing sunburn and the development of skin cancer with sunscreen, or expose ourselves without protection to promote the s...

On May 3, 2019, Health Canada opened a consultation on several updates of the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. In the scope: the authorisation of Dihydroc...

Water is an essential component in the formulation of a large majority of cosmetics… but it is also a resource that is becoming rare and precious. To ...

The glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products has just been published in European Commission Decision 2019/701...

They are widely talked about, praised for their properties, criticized for their allergenicity, pointed out by the control authorities when their clai...

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 ...

Regulation 2019/698 of 30 April 2019, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 7 May 2019, amends Annexes III (Restricted substances...

Whether out of respect for nature, for his health or both, the consumer wants to know what his cosmetics are made of. There is no longer any question ...

True stars of the 2019 edition of the in-cosmetics exhibition, algae have invited themselves to many stands of ingredient suppliers. This is the case ...

Whether it is a question of offering specific ranges, offering care to women with cancer, or even organizing operations in partnership with solidarity...

Regulation 2019/681 of 30 April 2019, published in Official Journal of the European Union on May 2 2019, includes 2-Chloro-p-Phenylenediamine, as well...

On the occasion of the Purchasing Decision Trophies, held on April 9 in Paris, Cosmed was awarded the Gold Trophy in the “Agility of the Purchasing Fu...

The beauty industry is redoubling its imagination to formulate ever more responsible products. This is where the valuation of resources that are usual...

Regulation 2019/680 of 30 April 2019, published in Official Journal of the European Union on May 2 2019, amends Annex VI (UV filters) to Cosmetics Reg...

Cosmetics, food, biocide, medical devices… depending on their destinations, essential oils are governed by several different regulations. To add to th...

The 2019 edition of the Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference will be held in Brussels on 12 and 13 June. In its plenary and parallel sessions, it will a...