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BB leg creams are replacing self-tanners this summer. And we must recognize that they have many interests! The aesthetic result is prettier, and these...

The third annual consumer choice awards: #beauty20 took place on 29th of April in London, after 2014 event in New York and 2013 – Paris. The celebrati...

In this contribution, Régine Frick looks at Seppic's current offer based on lipoamino acid technology. A little forgotten these last decades, this one...

Far from the glamour of finished products, the industrial perfume production process requires professionals to handle chemical substances. The Firmeni...

When I first became interested in skin biology, there was a popular belief that having the nerves flush with the skin had a very specific meaning. The...

Carried out for the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, this survey aimed to determine the concentration of Methylisothiazolinone (MI, a high alle...

Shower gel, shampoo, liquid soap… on what criteria do the French choose their hygiene products? Are they aware of the reinsurance statements on the pa...

Today, the slimming market is undergoing a profound and unprecedented transformation. The technological revolution in particular (connected objects, m...

This book prepares students for the subjects Biology-Dermatology and Cosmetology of the CAP Esthétique-Cosmétique and allows them to review and practi...

This diva of anti-aging cosmetics has never really left us but she is making a smashing comeback this spring. You have to admit that his radiant energ...

2,6-Dihydroxyethylaminotoluene, HC Yellow 16: the safety of these two hair dyes ingredients will be evaluated by the SCCS. The request from the Europe...

For several years, beauty boxes have been gradually entering the cosmetics market. And it works! So much so that the Glossybox brand recently publishe...

A comment from Nicholas Micallef, Industry Analyst – Beauty & Personal Care Research at Euromonitor International on the latest financial year res...

During its plenary meeting on March 25, 2015, the SCCS has adopted two Opinions, one on the fragrance ingredients Tagetes minuta and Tagetes spatula, ...

The boundaries between make-up and skincare are blurring and as oil texture is increasingly popular in facial skincare, it is now expanding to color c...

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 ...

A recent article in L'Obs magazine recently began:"I no longer buy day cream. I make it myself, it's like mayonnaise! This was followed by a descripti...

It is perhaps unsurprising that Asia Pacific – the generator of over half of skin care’s global revenues in 2014, and the expected source of over 75% ...

Treating fat with fat, it looks like the Asian cosmetics school has hit again! Close to the cutaneous sebum, certain vegetable oils act as a decoy. Th...

The Observatoire des Cosmétiques initiates a partnership with Business France (national public operator at the service of the internationalisation of ...

Gel varnishes first appeared in the United States in the 1980s, but met with limited success. At the time, lamp and gel manufacturers themselves had n...

The second Olfaction & Perspectives congress held by Cosmetic Valley, ISIPCA, and the Paris-Ile-de-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry left a ...

Green brands need to focus on distribution if they are to widen appeal of sustainable products. An Organic Monitor research finds the most successful ...