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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 ...

Spray microemulsion, enzymatic scrub, night creams, serums, cutting-edge anti-aging creams, refined packaging… the hand care offering is more and more...

Aroma-Zone, the DIY cosmetics big boss, will release their first organic and vegan nail varnish range in January 2017. Nothing new here: many brands h...

Article 15 of the Cosmetics Regulation and status of CMR substances, European catalogue of nanomaterials, future of ‘free from’ and ‘hypoallergenic’ c...

On 22 November2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final guidance on safety and effectiveness data for OTC sunscreen ingredie...

For a long time, the world of subcontracting amounted to execute, in the best conditions possible, the specifications transmitted by a main contractor...

Neophytes or automatic spell checkers often confuse ceramics and ceramides. Although the spelling is quite similar, their functions and characteristic...

Every year, the Perfume & Cosmetics Congress organized by the Cosmetic Valley invites a representative of the European Commission to make an updat...

The SCCS published its Opinion on the safety of three new coatings for Titanium dioxide (nano form) for their use in cosmetic products, adopted by wri...

Highlighter… This term is everywhere in the feminine press, in beauty blogger posts, and in cosmetics points of sale. More than a fad, highlighters se...

Whether for packaging or makeup, there is a profusion of pink gold in Christmas beauty and cosmetic products! Close to skin tones, it provides a healt...

Minerals are sure values that offer many advantages for the formulator as well as for the consumer. Updated thanks to new formulation and packaging te...

A call from the President of the Cosmetic Valley to unite the profession, a peaceful speech from supervisory authorities, encouragements to exchange a...

On 17 November 2016, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to make regulations evolve as regard the cosmetic ingr...

During its plenary meeting on 6 October 2016, the SCCS adopted a Memorandum on the use of in silico methods for assessment of chemical hazard in the f...

Christmas is coming… As the countdown has officially started, it is usually quite hard to wait until D Day. No worries! To help even the most refracto...

On November 11th, 2016, the European Commission published a call for data on salts of o-Phenylphenol (Sodium o-phenylphenate, Potassium o-phenylphenat...

The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the new cosmetic hair dye ingredient HC Orange No. 6, adopted by written procedure on 7 November 2016 follo...

Canada has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed to ban the manufacture, import, sale or offer for sale of toiletries that contain plastic ...

It is the same story every year: winter comes with its great charm, but also its drawbacks. And one the first to suffer from it is the skin: greyish c...

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 ...

Beauty has always liked valuable materials, but this year, with the wintry weather, it is all about this voluptuous fibre, whether for face and body c...

‘Free from’ claims are trendy. But they are under revision by the European Commission, as regulators are about to publish new recommendations intended...

The quantity of information to be provided on cosmetic product labels is already quite significant, and the possibility to have to add the presence of...