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Horizon 2045: four scenarios to prepare for the future

To mark CEW France’s “Journé de la Beauté 2026”, an innovative session broke with the usual round-table format. Olivier Parent (Director of Prospective Studies at Comptoir Prospectiviste), Frédérique Lenglen (Strategic Communications Advisor) and Karine Cottin (Senior Advisor, Inspire Positive Change) presented the Biotech 2045 Forecasting Capsule, a project initiated by Jean-Yves Berthon, Chairman of Greentech, in partnership with Burson and Comptoir Prospectiviste. The task: to imagine four po...

Retail in the age of the experience

To mark CEW France’s Beauty Day 2026, a round-table discussion brought together Catherine Spindler (President of Sephora for Europe and the Middle East) and Hubert de Malherbe (Director of the design agency Malherbe Paris) to address a single question: what will the shop of the future look like in ten years’ time? Their answers both centre on experience and emotion.

Impact, comparison, brand and stocks in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The final section of their presentation covered claims of carbon neutrality, comparison services, brands and product names, and the is...

Claims in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on June 12, 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Delegate for Ecological Transition, and his team addressed the main issues raised by the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices that amount to greenwashing. The second part of their presentation focused on generic environmental claims and future environmental claims.

Sustainability labels in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The first major section of their presentation focused on sustainability labels (and the subsequent question-and-answer session).

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Measuring the SPF in vitro: the prospects of the future ISO 23675 standard

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It is an understatement to say that a validated in vitro test method for measuring the value of an SPF is long overdue. Many projects are under consid...

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Introduction to "1 substance, 1 assessment

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On 1 June 2022, the European Commission’s DG Environment organised an information session on the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) initiative, which ...

Monday, May 30, 2022

Evaluation of cosmetics for sensitive skin in vivo

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Why do cosmetic products for sensitive skin have to be tested in vivo? What regulatory requirements must be met? How to recruit volunteers? What types...

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Covid-19: How did the sale of perfume change?

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Sensual by definition, perfume is a product to be tried before being bought. But not anymore. Due to multiple confinements, perfume professionals have...

Monday, February 7, 2022

Surface lipids, key players in skin homeostasis

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They are fatty acids, acylglycerols, sphingolipids, sterols… They form the large family of skin surface lipids and deserve the greatest cosmetic atten...

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Endocrine disruptors: the regulatory challenges

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Substances and ingredients, including in cosmetics, with endocrine disrupting properties are currently in the line of fire of several regulatory chang...

Monday, January 31, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2021: FEBEA's Q&A - Claims / Borderline products / Made in chapter

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, the entire FEBEA team answered ...

Monday, January 24, 2022

The EU Chemical Strategy and its impact on cosmetics (1/2)

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Transforming the EU economy for a sustainable future: this is the ultimate objective of the European “Green Deal”. An ambitious plan whose “chemical s...

Monday, January 24, 2022

The EU Chemical Strategy and its impact on cosmetics (2/2)

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Following Sammy Drissi Amraou’s presentation at the Cosmetic Valley’s Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, Meglena Mi...

Monday, January 17, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2021: FEBEA's Q&A - Ingredients / Labelling chapter

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, the entire FEBEA team answered ...

Monday, January 10, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2021: FEBEA's Q&A - AGEC law chapter

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, the entire FEBEA team answered ...

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

ANSM: inspections and news from the Agency

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As every year, the control authorities take stock of their actions at the Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress. During the 19th edition, which took place...