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A crucial component in any cosmetic and personal care product, fragrance plays a significant role in providing the best possible sensory experience fo...

It has been talked about for a long time, and some, among whom I had tried modestly to contribute, have already pointed out the interest that innovati...

What is a "true" savon de Marseille (Marseille soap)? What are the criteria it shall comply with to get this name? Which code of ethics it shall refer...

The principle of eco-design is not new in cosmetics: it has been discussed since the 1970s. But it is increasingly being talked about today, and as a ...

Complete information regarding the use of personal care products (PCPs) by consumers is limited, but such information is crucial for realistic consume...

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has updated its transparency list, which lists ingredients that may be contained in fragrance compounds...

This multi-laboratory pre-validation of the SkinEthic™ reconstituted human corneal epithelium test method for the prediction of eye irritation was con...

Since some weeks, the Pole Pass offers PASS-REL, an Internet portal dedicated to the jobs and professions of the perfume industry, of cosmetics and of...

According to new research from Mintel Beauty & Personal Care on the dry shampoo market, a shower is no longer necessary when it’s time to suds up ...

Hairdressing and beauty professions are risky ones, exposed to sensitizing and/or irritant ingredients used in cosmetic products: shampoos, straighte...

A fresh breeze was blowing over Guingamp, on 21 March 2013. In fact, we are not talking of the Brittany climate and its renowned penetrating drizzle, ...

The first annual update of the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) is now available. It contains 115 substances to be evaluated, of which 62 are new...

Due to the changes of the CLP Regulation (Classification, Labelling, Packaging of chemical substances and mixtures), the Directive 75/324 dealing with...

The Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) announces high-level representatives from business, government and research sectors, who will shed light on how ...

With facial skincare accounting for 92% of the total skincare value market in China, demand for new product innovation in the beauty space has never b...

While performing an overall work of toxicological assessment of hair dyes safety, the SCCS has released this memorandum on their sensitizing potential...

Water is essential in the cosmetics and personal care industry – during production, as an ingredient and in the skin. 2013 marks the UN’s Internationa...

Since July 2012, the suspicion was high. Now, it is confirmed that ZinClear IM 50CCT, a zinc oxide-based sunscreen distributed by the Australian compa...

One of them is to be classified in the exculpatory file, while the other will support the incriminatory documents: nano-zinc is, again, questioned. Th...

The locavore movement, which favours the consumption of locally-produced products, expands now to cosmetics. Active ingredients from the region, local...

The game in the chemical sales and marketing sector has changed over the past couple of years since processes have become faster and competition sharp...

We have been talking about this for quite some time, but one new and particular fact has caught my attention in recent weeks: the Communist Party orga...

Two orders have been just released in the French Journal Officiel, number 0054 issued on 5 March, to adapt the French law to the Annexes of the Europe...

This 11 March 2013, full EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics enters into force. Planned by European legislation, and endorsed by the Commission, th...