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"83% of 18-30 year olds do not find it shocking to buy a luxury product in times of crisis" according to a 2013 Meltygroup study. Compulsive and thrif...

In this comprehensive and engaging volume, medical historian Jonathan Reinarz offers a historiography of smell from ancient to modern times. Synthesiz...

Eyelashes dye, shampoo, nail polish… You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, illegal, harmful… an...

Phenoxyethanol, o-Phenylphenol, Polyaminopropyl Biguanide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Formaldehyde, Eyelashes dyes, Acid Orange 7… The SCCS has just received...

A cloud of powder is blowing on the complexion this spring. By reinventing its transparency and comfort, the brands are modernizing the most vintage o...

As every year, The Fragrance Foundation France (an association founded by professionals in the world of perfumery), has unveiled its list of perfumes ...

Creative Beauty Paris is a global solution platform dedicated to beauty brands looking for a full service offer for the design, launch or development ...

They create the buzz and play an increasingly significant role in the marketing strategy of cosmetic brands. Bloggers are prescribers: one post on a p...

These top-to-toe tips will help you make small changes to your beauty regime that reap big benefits, both in the way you look and how you feel. With d...

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 ...

With Easter fast approaching, it seemed to me that the theme of chocolate, recently addressed in the columns of the Observatory of Cosmetics, would st...

End of the dictatorship of immaculate creams. Black makes a breakthrough in facial care, transforming the space of a mask, serum or scrub into a"dracu...

A peptide is a linear chain of amino acids (AA); a protein is also a linear chain of amino acids, but it is a much longer chain. The boundary between ...

By 2020, the world’s citizens should be aware of biodiversity, according to the United Nations’ 2020 targets. The UEBT Biodiversity Barometer helps me...

SCCS had adopted 8 Opinions during its plenary meeting on 27 March 2014. On the agenda: TPO, hair dyes, aluminium, callosity remover, peanut oil and a...

It took several alarming scientific reports and just as many heated debates for this topic to receive attention at the European level. At this stage, ...

In journalism, thinness is what we call a “chestnut tree”, which means, a topic that periodically reappears each season (spring), just like chestnuts ...

Restriction had been on the agenda for several months following the converging opinions of the SCCS, the European Scientific Committee in charge of as...

This book is intended for Bachelor, Master students or anyone who wishes to acquire the basics of cosmetology. In summary: the general composition of ...

One of the best time investments in your day is taking five or ten minutes each morning to make sure you look good. This may sound like vanity, or eve...

The latest cosmetic news - US : L'Occitane condemned for misleading advertising - France: the hard battle of the selective network - Proposed anti-tes...

Is perfumery as we know it today threatened by the Cosmetic Regulation? There is a growing concern in the industry about the latest projects on the Eu...

Double play - lipstick and blush - for these versatile make-up products that once again take the paths of mixology. Inspired by our diversions (that t...