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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...

Less is more… and that also goes for the beauty sector. More and more brands offer ‘solid’ versions of cosmetics. What for? To provide consumers with ...

On March 15, the jury of the U’Cosmetics competition, which was dedicated to up-cycling this year, attributed their awards to the teams that presented...

The ANSM has just sent Pharmexence an injunction to bring its Lacoste plant into compliance in the name of"major non-conformities and shortcomings". I...

Similarly to one of the latest Iphone® models, it is THE colour everyone wants for a good spring start! Whether in packaging or makeup shades, pink go...

I recently discussed a much talked-about subject, ‘new varnish’, with one of the people we spent some of our time with working on nail varnish. Specia...

In their 6th annual report dated February 9th 2018, RAPEX mention the marketing ban on a false nail glue containing hydroquinone, which classifies it ...

The Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference 2018 will take place in Brussels on June 13-14. Under this year’s theme 'Essentials for daily life', CEAC 2018 ...

The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of two cosmetic ingredients in nano form: the Styrene/Acrylates copolymer [nano] and the Sodium ...

In addition to combining sensoriality and pleasure, it is known that smells have the power to trigger certain emotions and awaken our memory. Accordin...

Highlighters, self-tanners, blushers, long-lasting versions… the tiny sponge-cushion endures and takes a multitude of forms. As warmer weather approac...

Business France organizes a Cosmetic Workshop dedicated to Japan on Tuesday, March 20th. This informative seminar will be focused on the Japanese mark...

Brands know it better than anyone: it can be a long, hard battle to design packaging. Indeed, it is not always that simple to find the right service p...

The SCCS has just published its new Opinion on the safety of the UV-filter Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine, as well as addendum to its Opinions on Zinc...

Just like every year, the Cosmétagora show organized by the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) last January 9-10, celebrated innovations in cosmetics...

ECHA has recently announced that, at the request of the European Commission, it will investigate the need for a restriction on the placing on the mark...

What if washing your hair with shampoo was not the ideal hair care method? Based on this principle, the co-wash technique favours the use of condition...

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 ...

Anti-aging face creams seem to be endowed with new finery these days: the pink colour. And if you never wear makeup (or do not feel like wearing makeu...

When you hear the name of this plant, you do not necessarily associate it with the beauty industry. And yet, hemp and other varieties in the same fami...

Microbiology is an essential notion to take into account when designing and producing cosmetic products. Indeed, most of them contain a high quantity ...

U’Cosmetics was created nine years ago as an event combining a student competition and a professional colloquium focused on cosmetics innovation. This...

Following the Opinion of SCCS on preservatives o-Phenylphenol, Sodium o-phenylphenate and Potassium o-phenylphenate, Member States raised specific con...

What consumers will represent Generations Z and Alpha tomorrow? How important will organic products be for people aged 18-24 in 2030? To answer these ...