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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...

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...