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It took some time, but, yes, it seems now that the new COSMOS-Standard frame of reference for natural and organic cosmetics is really and truly ready....

On April 4, 2011, this information is official: Cattier Cosmetics, specialized in organic (“bio” in French) cosmetics, is controlled at 100% by Kneipp...

A kind of star among active ingredients, Aloe Vera is renowned since a very long time for its different properties, and used in many fields (food, pha...

A problem after using a cosmetic product? A rash, an allergy-like reaction, an irritation? In France, from 2004 on, the Cosmetovigilance network has b...

US Food and Drug Administration

Everybody knows that France is a noted authority in cosmetics. The French know-how and the quality of the products are renowned the world over. Often ...

Skin is not directly in contact with the outside world: in fact, it is covered with a protective film, which allows skin for the maintaining of its mo...

They are circulated on the Internet since a while. They are issued by animal activists, even by renowned artists. Petitions against all kinds of anima...

PIF comes for Product Information File; this requirement, if not new, is clearly described and strengthened in the European Regulation 1223/2009 on co...

COSMED, the French Association of small-and medium-sized cosmetics manufacturers, held its 11th Conference in Marseille on March 24. Many people atten...

Hair dyes are often a cause for concern about their safe use, due to the risk of allergy and to their toxic potential. These very special cosmetics ar...

Since several years, it is known that genetic mutations of filaggrin (a protein involved in the skin barrier formation) may be the cause for skin dise...

A chronic skin disease, considered as benign, leading to thick patches of skin with dander (dead skin flakes) that may become whitish skin lesions.

A skin disease, also known as atopic (a term describing a genetic predisposition to develop an allergy) dermatitis, characterized by dryness of skin a...

A chronic skin disease, also known as atopic (a term describing a genetic predisposition to develop an allergy) eczema, characterized by dryness of th...

A chronic skin disease due to an abnormal thickening of the stratum corneum, and leading to a severe dryness of skin and to a scaly skin (dander, i.e....

What will our cosmetics be like in the future? How will they be designed? How will they be modified to meet marketing needs, to meet regulations requi...

An abrasive agent removes materials from many body surfaces or helps for the mechanical teeth cleaning or enhances gloss.

Hair is considered as an annex of skin, made of keratin. Colour, thickness or apperance may be different; hair is an image of our culture or our origi...

Nail is a skin annex. It comes as a  hard, smooth and translucent "blade" protecting the end of the upper face of fingers and toes. For centuries,nail...

His days are busy. He has appointments in Paris as in Marseille. Alternatively, in Lyon, or Nantes, or … everywhere in France. He is 52 and is the "Me...

The case has been longing for years. It divides the dermocosmetic group Pierre Fabre, which wants to continue selling its products (Avene, Klorane, Ga...

The NaTrue label, currently in competition with the COSMOS-Standard to become the international standard for natural and ecological cosmetics, advance...