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These single-dose drops containing pure and precious elixirs (always nourishing) reappear in many cosmetic brands. Very practical with the approach of...

On June25, 2015, during its 10th plenary meeting, the SCCS has adopted its Opinion on the cosmetic ingredients o-Phenylphenol, Sodium o-phenylphenate,...

In 2015 an average of 69% respondents in nine countries say they have heard of biodiversity. 2015 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer shows additional efforts...

Silicon, a very abundant element on the Earth's surface and widely used in cosmetics through various derivatives, has also been used as an active ingr...

I for innovation, essential, initiative, inter. MP for raw material. AC for packaging article and T for Transaction: IMPACT+ is the name of the first ...

At the second Cosmetics Europe International Conference held last June 16-17, 2015, in Brussels, Gerald Renner, the association’s Technical Regulatory...

Baby care drives the bodycare category in China with hyaluronic acid as a staple ingredient in Chinese baby care since 2012. An analysis by Mintel for...

A comment from Ildiko Szalai, Industry Analyst – Beauty & Personal Care Research at Euromonitor International following the news about Unilever ac...

Today there are applications for everything: social networks, photo retouching, music, well-being… and the world of cosmetics is not left out! There a...

The Investigation and Prosecution Service of the Belgian Competition Authority sanctions 18 companies that took part in coordinated increases of end-c...

Everyone knows L'Oréal and the company is well worth it! But who really knows that at the beginning of the 20th century, it was a small innovative sta...

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 is in the name of"non-compliance and significant shortcomings" that the ANSM has just sent the company EXPERTOX, whose trade name is"CERTl +" an in...

Loïc Armand gave CosmeticOBS an interview at the second edition of the Cosmetics Europe Week held in Brussels last June 15-19, 2015: role of the cosme...

Both lightening and… tanning (!), anti-inflammatory, soothing and antioxidant, this plant extract possesses, depending on its dosage and the active fr...

New players, more and more targeted skincare, relaunching of the Maternity range by Mustela, introduction of Palmer’s and Biolane in supermarkets… The...

This year´s Natural & Organic Cosmetics Conference, which will take place October 6 & 7, 2015, at the Ellington Hotel Berlin, will once again ...

It is in the name of"non-compliance and major shortcomings" that the ANSM has just sent TECHNIC FRANCE (on which Kemesys laboratories depend) an injun...

Figures released at the Cosmetics Europe General Assembly show that the European cosmetics and personal care market has remained resilient in 2014 in ...

The European Commission just transmitted to WTO four draft regulations aimed to amend the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. On the agenda: regulatory ch...

Is it to be consumed with as much moderation when it is applied to the skin, via a cosmetic, as when it is drunk, in the glass or in the bottle? In an...

Straight from Asia, this sponge made entirely from the roots of konjac, a plant that is also a food, moves the cosmetic planet! Its ultra-soft and 100...

Growth, search for meaning, and emotion were the three main keywords at the press conference held last June 9 in Paris by Cosmebio, the Professional A...

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has just published its safety assessment on mineral oils in cosmetic products. According to the...