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Following the release, by 60 Millions de Consommateurs journal, of an article that questions the accuracy of the SPFs displayed on sunscreens, the Fre...

Socio-economic context, “social web” burst: after the “Portraits de Femmes” (“Women’s Portrayals”) study, by the Kantar Media agency, the European fem...

This guide contains over 400 fragrances classified by family: floral, amber, chypre, woody, ferns, citrus and leather. There are fragrances of seasons...

The European Commission, on 11 July 2013, has welcome the full implementation of the new Regulation on Cosmetics, and fingers, in its press release, i...

Sunscreen products are not cosmetics like any other. Because of the essential protection they provide against the damaging effects of UV rays on the s...

Dated 10 July 2013, two Regulations have been released in the Official Journal of the European Union. The first one deals with the ommon criteria for ...

As anyone even remotely involved in the cosmetics industry is aware, the new European Cosmetics Regulation, number 1223/2009, is replacing the previou...

Two Opinions by the SCCS, adopted during the 26 February 2013 Plenary Meeting, have been updated during the 18 June 2013's. Taking into account the co...

We have written about it, again and again: the new Cosmetics European Regulation, number 1223/2009, which replaces the current Directive, with many ne...

They have been adopted during the SCCS plenary meeting, on 18 June, 2013, and are open for comments until August 16, 2013. The SCCS has just released ...

Ideal to prepare one’s skin for tanning and to clean it prior leaving for holidays, or to maintain its fitness all-the-year-round, this two-in-one, sm...

It is an understatement to say that the SCCS’ opinions are waited for, so that several nano-ingredients could be listed in the Annexes of the Regulati...

Formulae, textures, functions, claims … and price: the cosmetics that are successful in China are not necessarily similar to those marketed in the Wes...

The Cosmetics Regulation, implemented in its entirety on 11 July 2013, implies new obligations for the perfumery distributors. In order to help its me...

Forget the Philippe Starck’s chair, or any of your other design conceptions: the Design Thinking that is the topic here is more a method to create a b...

Whitening skin cares, for men or women, body or face … You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, il...

Beauty is increasingly homemade. Validating the progressing DIY beauty trend, the at-home beauty devices market is pulsing with potential. However, de...

Instrumental beauty continues to progress actively and to offer interesting solutions to long unanswered questions. A small point to date was necessar...

China is vast; Chinese enjoy French cosmetics, and the market is expanding exponentially. Exporting to China is nowadays like an inescapable El Dorado...

Topics: Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCl preservative, Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine UV filter, as well as thioglycolic acid and its salts. The purpose is,...

Grasse, the country of perfume, in South-Eastern France. The Patrimoine Vivant du Pays de Grasse (Living Heritage of the Grasse area) association will...

Mandatory as of 2015, the Triman logo will be applicable to cosmetics products packaging, too. It will show the consumers recyclable packaging subject...

Whitening skin cares, for men or women, body or face … You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, il...