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After facial contouring, here comes lip contouring, which consists in sculpting the mouth with several shades. It is the new trend that was born on ca...

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 methylisothiazolinone as a preservative in rinse-off...

Several types of products fall within the definition of a personalized cosmetic product. At the Chartres Congress held by the Cosmetic Valley on Novem...

With new beauty products being launched almost every other day, the global beauty industry is witnessing an insane growth. One such product which has ...

A perfect complexion with no imperfection: that is the ideal many of us long for. But it is not that simple. Hormonal disruptions, food, stress, or po...

It is THE trend of the moment: personalized cosmetics are popular, but this category can cover different product types that must meet specific regulat...

Promise Consulting, a survey and marketing consulting company, specialized in the optimization of brand performance, announces the launch of a Methodo...

Using fingers to put on makeup? An absolute scandal for makeup aficionados. If applying foundation with the hands used to be common practice for ordin...

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...