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The European Directive on cosmetics requires the phasing out of animal testing. This process was due in different steps, with a total ban in March 201...

We sometimes hesitate to buy our cosmetic products on the Internet. These dematerialized transactions, which require the provision of a credit card nu...

There is no lack of events in the cosmetics world, though many are restricted to people in the trade. A new date, in October, is dedicated to the publ...

Oily skins and combination skins, young or mature, display very specific characteristics. When looking for the most suitable cosmetics, it is necessar...

On the 12, 13 and 14 September 2011, a new edition of the Beyond Beauty Paris Conference will be held in, guess what, Paris. A three-day show with thr...

They gain in sensoriality but their effectiveness is not yet recognized as equivalent to that of conventional cosmetics. This subjective perception is...

Soapy solutions that give a foam, nothing extraordinary; a soap foam stable for several months, even at 60°C (14°F), it is a bit more. Especially when...

The French Agency Afssaps has decided, on August 24, to ban this product. Considering that this UV filter is able "to disrupt endocrine functions and ...

Logo of Association for the protection of the origin of Swiss cosmetics.

Logo certifying that the product complies with the requirements of Bureau Veritas Certification’s I-305 “Organic and Ecological Cosmetics” certificati...

In Nantes & Saint-Nazaire, from 7 to 9 september 2011, will be the second Convention BioMarine, the only international business rendez-vous dedica...

A logo defining a 100% recycled and recyclable glass container.

As it does every year, the French Agency for the safety of sanitary products (Afssaps) has just released its Cosmetovigilance data for 2010. Still hig...

On the 29th of September 2011, the first edition of the Cosmed International Conference will be held in Paris, with "Export of cosmetics to Russia and...

Claire Gagliolo is synonymous with honesty and transparency. The cosmetics brand she founded reflects her own personality: simple, but of high-quality...

A preservative inhibits the development of micro-organisms in cosmetic products.

It is as old as the hills, used by sportsmen (and women), dancers, musicians, paper, electronics and medicine industries, but also as an active ingred...

Once again, the Advertising Standards Authority (the UK advertisement regulator) punishes a cosmetics brand that has used post-production techniques o...

As a cosmetic product, a deodorant is designed to minimize or mask an unpleasant body odor due to perspiration. Not to be confused with antiperspirant...

Almost every day, a piece of information is incriminating the endocrine disruptors, chemicals able to counter balance the smooth functioning of our ho...

"Endocrine disruptors, it is time to think precaution": this is the title of the report by the French Senate, on July 12, on behalf of the Parliament ...

When dealing with reactions of allergy due to cosmetics, there are two kinds of people: people who know they are allergic, sensitized to one or severa...

A UV filter widely used in sunscreens, Benzophenone-3 is already known as a cause for allergic reactions. It is also suspected to be a systemic toxic ...

The March 11 Fukushima nuclear disaster is less and less a topic. Nevertheless, it may still have consequences, for instance, for our cosmetics, if th...