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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 ...

The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restricting the use of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and decamethylcycl...

It is not always easy to know what our beauty products contain. Although brands must indicate the ingredients used on the packaging (INCI list), their...

On February 9, the pre-jury of the U’Cosmetics competition, dedicated to mineral cosmetics this year, studied the 23 student projects competing. Each ...

The history of sun protection products is not lacking in spice. These products, which were placed on the market without yet existing methods for evalu...

Today, personalization is one of the major trends impacting the world of cosmetics. Tailor-made products, products to be composed yourself with bases,...

On 9 February 2017, the ANSM published a Notice to manufacturers on sunscreen products containing karanja oil. A warning to remind that it is not an a...

Shrove Tuesday and other carnivals represent an opportunity for children to dress up. Most often, in addition to sporting a costume, they are keen on ...

More modern and ‘cleaner’, metal ‘ages’ better than resin and easily adapts to our new travelling habits. If the most trendy makeup brands have adopte...

It is in the name of"non-compliance and significant breaches" that the ANSM has just sent Intuiskin a compliance injunction concerning its establishme...

The French DGCCRF (General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Control) published a notice on the recall of a Minicupcake ...

Regulation 2017/238 of 10 February 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 11 February, amends Annex VI (UV-filters) of Cosmetics...

Regulation 2017/237 of 10 February 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 11 February, amends Annex III (restricted substances) ...

On February 8, 2017, the DGCCRF (French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Control), published the results of the...

Over the past few months, the noose had been tightening around Methylisothiazolinone. It was banned in leave-on cosmetics as from 12 February 2017, an...

Viewing beauty from a different angle, wondering whether we have really seen it all, and if it would not be useful to consider other innovative approa...

 It is the same old story every year. For Valentine’s Day, there is a flood of all sorts of underwear and cosmetic products for women to look as desir...

For even more efficient slimming skincare, and because we must admit that spring 2017 is, apart from rare exceptions, poor in terms of innovation, ‘fi...

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 ...

For certain pharmaceuticals placed on the market, it has been mandatory for many years to use Child-Resistant Packaging that cannot be opened by toddl...

As Euromonitor International hails UK consumers among the biggest beauty and personal care spenders in Western Europe, the stage is set for in-cosmeti...

To beautify your hands, there is nothing better than a well-executed, pretty, flawless manicure. And unless you go to a professional’s, it is not alwa...

Cold cream has been and remains one of the monuments of cosmetics. This product that had to be kept cold, or that was cold to apply, or both, has been...

As the first month of 2017 draws to a close, Organic Monitor, a specialist research, consulting and training company that focuses on global sustainabl...