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The Recommendation “Cosmetic Products” of the ARPP (French advertizing self-regulatory organization) has set out the ethical rules for advertizing and...

The ANSM has just published a recall notice for certain lots of a Vitalité cream gel, from the Marilou Bio brand, whose smell is suspect.

The SCCS published the its Opinions on the safety of the fragrance ingredient Acetylated Vetiver Oil, and the hair dye 1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzene. They h...

If you’re using moisturizer with SPF instead of sunscreen you may not be sufficiently protecting your skin, warns study. New UK research has highlight...

It is in the name of"nonconformities and important failures" that the ANSM has just sent to the Lorcos company an injunction to bring its Lunéville es...

At the 6th Anti-Ageing Skin Care Conference held in London on June 5-6, 2018, Dr Bianca McCarthy, of the University of Sydney, Australia, presented he...

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 ...

Metal tips (based on Zamac or steel) seem to be getting more widely used as we are approaching the post-summer season. These massaging applicators can...

Following its plenary meeting of 21-22 June 2018, the SCCS published the final versions of three of its Opinions on the safety of Nano-Styrene/Acrylat...

In summer and winter alike, everyday, they have a hard time. Maltreated, out of necessity as well as due to our lack of attention for them, our hands ...

ECHA has added eight new SVHCs – including three silicones – to the Candidate List. Two further substances, TMA and DCHP, have also been added to the ...

The year has already started well, but the ANSM has only just published, on 26 June, its work programme for 2010. In this 24-page document, three ment...

Loïc Armand, President of Cosmetics Europe, gave CosmeticOBS an interview at the Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference held in Brussels on June 13-14, 20...

Centifolia is one of those brands for which cosmetics formulation rhymes with respect and preservation of nature. The organic-labelled brand based in ...

The DGCCRF (Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes) has just published a recall notice for a Carolig...

Sunscreens with a ‘bare skin’ sensation are the 2018 stars. More and more intangible, light, and transparent, and just as protective, they are instant...

For the 10th year in a row, UEBT have revealed their Biodiversity Barometer. This project is aimed to evaluate the knowledge and interest of consumers...

As has become a habit, Salvatore d’Acunto, Head of Unit of the Health Technology and Cosmetics DG Grow, came to the Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference...

Regulation 2018/885 of 20 June 2018, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 21 June, amends Annex VI (UV-filter) of Cosmetics Regulati...

The consumption habits of the under-35-year-olds are often investigated. And for good reason: it seems Generation Y have freed themselves from a few c...

Venice, Paris, Miami, Deauville, Biarritz… Just pronounce the names of these destinations and you will instantaneously feel like you are miles away… S...

After several years of work, Cosmébio has just launched an inspection and certification body, Cosmecert. Cosmébio’s Director Nicolas Bertrand introduc...

Oily skins make many teenagers unhappy (or, even, lead them to feel great misfortunes) every day … but also some adults. Shiny, with pimples and spots...

Sophie Thirion is the R&D Director of Laboratoires Odysud, who market organic cosmetics brand Acorelle, in particular its sun care range. At the N...