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Nanomaterials and their nanoparticles in cosmetic products have been raising questions and concerns. In March 2015, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on ...

On July 8, the EU became the 181st party to join the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The Convention covers more t...

58% of perfumes containing alcohol use it in denatured form, and this figure goes up to 84% for cosmetics. At an afternoon of conferences held by the ...

On 8 July 2015, the ANSM published its Activity Report for the year 2014. After medicines, biological products, medical devices… The Observatory has s...

This study aims to help toothpaste brand managers identify which sales arguments (claims) will have the greatest impact in 2015 and are likely to have...

100% vegetable hair colouring is an effective, natural, healthy and ecological alternative to chemical colouring. Both a practical and technical guide...

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 regulations on cosmetic products and ingredients are based on risk assessments and evidence provided by science to carry them out. This message wa...

On June 25, 2015, during its 10th plenary meeting, the SCCS has adopted its Opinion on the cosmetic ingredient Methylisothiazolinone, as a preservativ...

Cosmetic foot care is booming! Scrub with massaging tip, sonic polishing brush, electric grater, night masks, silk or pre-soaked socks… feet are more ...

I really do not mean to become an unquestioning defender of the cosmetics industry, but it is quite unfortunate to see that no one comments reports li...

15 substances of very high concern (SVHCs) are recommended to be added to the REACH Authorisation List. These substances were prioritised from the Can...

While social networks are becoming increasingly important in product discovery, they are used much more in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America t...

Benign summer lucitis is an allergy to UVA rays which provokes the appearance of an unsightly, uncomfortable skin rash. Here are our hands-on tips to ...

Due to its multiple functions, it is almost ubiquitous in cosmetics, essential to perfumery, and considered safe for use. And yet, there is danger in ...

A Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS - professional membership body for pharmacists and pharmacy in Great Britain) survey into sunscreen use has reveal...

Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate, Retinyl Linoleate, and Retinal: the safety of these cosmetic ingredients will be evaluated by the SCCS. T...

On June 16, 2015, CFDA (China Food and Drugs Administration) revised the final version of the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China. IEC...

It is in the name of"non-compliance and significant breaches" that the ANSM has just sent BEAUTY NAILS an injunction to bring its cosmetic activity in...

With this new edition, find real situations, coming from the same beauty institute, and which offer students a concrete context to awaken their intere...

Hide that butt we can't see! In the Northern Hemisphere, the butt war is raging. With diets, scalpels, under the tyrannical banner of the mannequin si...

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 ...

Continuation of publications in the framework of the partnership between L'Observatoire des Cosmétiques and Business France (National public operator ...

HC Red No. 18, N,N'-Bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-nitro-p-phenylamine: the safety of these two hair dyes ingredients will be evaluated by the SCCS. The reque...