All articles in chronological order

Innovation is making good progress in all beauty fields, including instrumental beauty. Many techniques are regularly developed as significant advance...

The black skincare category, masks in the lead, has been flooding our cosmetics departments since the end of summer. Charcoal has got the lion’s share...

The European Commission has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed to amend Annexe III (restricted substances) to the Cosmetics Regulation 1...

As social networks are redefining and outlining contemporaneous beauty practices, Amazon.fr has unveiled the results of a study conducted by Opinionwa...

With a global population increasingly concerned about aging, as well as greater awareness about the effects of sun damage and not having a proper skin...

Women’s intimate hygiene still often sounds like a taboo topic. And yet, the offering of cosmetics intended for it is actually well-developed and comp...

As the boom of digital channels has been transforming the scope of activities of traditional business, the FFPS (French Federation of Selective Perfum...

South Korea has just transmitted to WTO three draft propositions aimed to amend the Cosmetic Act, the founding text of the cosmetic regulation in this...

Many major events will occur during the first edition of Beauty Paris Forum, to be held on 9 and 10 October 2016. Among them, the Beauty Forum Awards,...

Autumn is the dark circle season. Tiredness reasserts itself and the benefits felt throughout the holidays quickly vanish… More technical or more ‘gen...

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 September 2, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule establishing that over-the-counter (OTC) consumer antiseptic wash prod...

Following the mandatory notifications of the ingredients in the form of nanomaterials under the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, the European Commissio...

Peptides are an exceptional class of ingredients that have strongly contributed to the advancement of cosmetic responses to various questions. The Cos...

The 7th edition of the Jean-Paul Marty Days will be held on November 30 and December 1, 2016, and will focus on the theme ‘Skin and Environment’, a to...

The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, a UK cross-party committee of MPs, has called for a ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetics, and sa...

Boosted by the giant detox tidal wave, clay masks are making a huge comeback in cosmetics! They are available in any version (including anti-aging), i...

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 ...

It may be the most traditional of personal care products, but new research from Mintel conducted in the US reveals that the sales of bar soap decline ...

On March 25, 2015, the SCCS had adopted an Opinion on the cosmetic ingredient Cyclopentasiloxane (D5). This Opinion has been revised on 29 July 2016, ...

We often hear about the risks associated with the use of cosmetics or the hazards they represent. And yet, the two notions are quite different and sho...

The largest event of its kind for the Asia Pacific region, in-cosmetics Asia will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8 to 10 November 2016. This bu...

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 DGCCRF (Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes) has just published a recall notice for an Ayurve...