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Aluminium keeps raising concerns, whether it is contained in drugs, vaccines, or convenience goods, including cosmetics. AT THE END OF 2017, at a symp...

The season of hand creams has come! The good news is, at last, they are presentable, even luxurious. New nicely-shaped packaging (oval, pebbles…), ori...

Regulation 2017/2228 of 4 December 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 5 December, amends Annex III (restricted substances) o...

The Directors’ Contact Group (DCG) – a platform of the European Commission, ECHA and industry associations – recommends that companies communicate the...

The ‘veganism’ trend is increasingly more integrated to our lifestyles. Food, textile, and cosmetics are among the industries concerned, and more and ...

The 15th annual Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held in Chartres, France, last November 15-16, 2017, started with the traditional update on the late...

The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, scheduled for May 29, 2019, counts among the hottest topical issues. Other than its political ...

The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restrict the maximum concentration of the preservative o-Phenylphenol in le...

Enjoy your age, be positive about time, practice Happy aging, slow lifting, youth coaching, or positive cosmetics… It is no longer time to fight, but ...

Pre- and probiotics, yeasts, ferments… these ingredients have been emerging as the new cosmetics stars. Beauty is in full fermentation! After the succ...

The ‘Free-from…’ and ‘Hypoallergenic’ claims have been in the hot seat since the publication of the Common Criteria cosmetics claims should satisfy to...

It has been quite a while since the conventional cosmetics industry has been shaken by young entrepreneurs. Full of ideas and innovative concepts, the...

The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the cosmetic preservative Climbazole, taking in account the combined use of several types of ...

The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the relevance of the model for dermal sensitisation by a fragrance ingredient quantitative risk assessment ...

The 15th annual Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held in Chartres, France, last November 15-16, 2017, started with the traditional update on the late...

In the ‘my hair, my fight’ series, it is now time for men’s behaviour to be gone through with a fine-toothcomb. If these gentlemen often have the repu...

L'Anses has just published the results of its expertise on the health risk assessment of professionals exposed to products used in nail care and decor...

No doubt the added value will make a difference in the oh-so competitive hygiene-beauty supermarket departments! Both major players and niche brands a...

At Cosmed’s 17th JEST, a day of scientific and technical exchanges held in Montpellier, France on September 29, and dedicated to critical cosmetic ing...

DIY is real trendy right now, it is absolutely everywhere. The web is teeming with recipes, tutorials, and all kinds of other tips to prepare your own...

The notion of sustainable development involves multiple aspects conveyed very differently by companies. The last annual Sustainable Cosmetics Summit h...

Business France organizes a Cosmetic Workshop dedicated to Germany on Friday, December 1st. This informative seminar will be focused on the German mar...

If the process was blocked by the European Parliament for plant protection products, Regulation (EU) 2017/2100 of 4 September 2017, published in the O...

Hairs die hard. There are plenty of techniques to finally get rid of hairs, but not all of them are adapted to every body part. What type of hair remo...