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I am sure regular readers of our mood notes were not surprised by the recent news about the notion of Artificial Intelligence (AI). For those that do ...

Today, everyone is focused on naturalness, health, environmental, and resource preservation, responsible products and companies… This trend has emerge...

A Mintel study shows that two-thirds (66%) of urban Chinese consumers aged 20-49 with skin conditions say lifestyle is a major factor in these illness...

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 ...

It is the start of the slimming season! The 2018 vintage offers few real innovations, but does confirm major trends: naturalness, sensoriality, and mu...

On March 22, 2018, the professional association of cosmetics SMEs organized its traditional congress dedicated to cosmetics regulations in Paris. CMRs...

RIVM has just published the results of its recent study on parabens. The Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has cond...

It is not easy for a French company to approach and penetrate the Japanese cosmetics market. At a workshop dedicated to Japan on March 20, 2018, Busin...

Cosmetics formulation requires being familiar with regulations, but also with most diverse disciplines including Biology, Physiology, Galenics, Toxico...

It seems it is a short step from cosmetics to pharmaceuticals. In addition to the beauty offering that flourishes in pharmacy departments, there is al...

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 ...

On the agenda this season, a spring skin thanks to this new skincare gesture particularly timely at the end of winter to revive radiance and get brand...

They live on the other side of the world and are known for being complex to understand (at least for Westerners), and more Asian than Asians… but the ...

It has been said a dozen times that the cosmetics industry is coping with a real climate of mistrust. It is no longer enough to launch ad campaigns to...

ECHA has adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2018-2020 with 108 substances to be evaluated, some of which are used in cosmet...

2018 has only just started, but beauty professionals have already been getting ready for next year. On March 8, 2018 in Paris, global trends agency Pe...

The use of light techniques in the field of beauty has been known for many years. Beyond the practices that consisted in exposing oneself to the sun f...

The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the cosmetic ingredient Colloidal silver in nano form. The European Commission requested this...

The solubility of Synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) and two new coatings for Titanium dioxide (nano) will be assessed by the SCCS. The requests from th...

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 datasheet contains exhaustive basic information: chemical identification, technical data, functions, origins, regulations, safety, trade names an...

Toning, remineralizing, really draining… Such are the boosting slimming claims putting slimming products in the spotlight, when they were actually not...

Today, environmental preservation is a fundamental issue for all industries, including cosmetics. As regards the planet’s wellness, brands need to pla...

For the second year in a row, training expert IFIS and FEBEA, the French Federation of Beauty Companies, are organizing the Rencontres de la Qualité C...