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The assessment of systemic toxicity in cosmetics

At the symposium “NAMs and NGRA for the predictive assessment of systemic toxicity (TOX26)”, organised by the Adebiotech association on 1 and 2 October 2026, Corinne Benoliel, founder of Institut Scientis, chaired the session on the regulatory framework for the assessment of systemic risk in cosmetics. She summarises the session here.

Layering and fluffing: a combination… that isn’t inevitable

In the age of layering and skincare routines, products are no longer used alone but in combination—one on top of the other—which increases the number of points of contact, the potential for incompatibilities between the skin and the products or between the products themselves, and the risk of unwanted flaking… At the Cosmed scientific conference held on September 29, 2026, Muriel Morelli, founder ...

Layering: the challenge of the safety assessment

At the Cosmed Scientific Congress entitled “Formulation in the Age of Layering and Cosmetic Routines” on 29 September 2026, Clarisse Bavoux (Deputy Managing Director in charge of digital solutions and ERT Toxicologist at CETHRA) and Agathe Deniau (Pharmacist and Toxicologist at Aroma-Zone) gave a presentation on safety assessment in the context of cosmetic routines.

Introduction to layering

Layering, a method that involves applying skincare products in layers to maximise their effects, has become a staple in bathrooms. The practice originates in Asia, where it is constantly being reinvented, oscillating between an ever-increasing number of steps and a quest for simplicity. This analysis was presented by Florence Bernardin of Asia Cosme Lab at the Cosmed Scientific Congress (held on 2...

Claims: the myth of the "cheap" evidence

At the European Forum on “Cosmetic Claims, Justification and Certifications”, held on 10 September 2026, Theresa Callaghan, a consultant and author of several books on the subject of cosmetic claims, explained what may at first appear to be a paradox: when weighing up the risks, rigour and actual cost of the evidence required to substantiate a claim, the cheapest study is rarely the least expensiv...

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Covid-19: what are the international impacts?

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For the past year, the whole world has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis. What has been the impact of the pandemic on the cosmetics industry? How h...

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

How to analyze the consumer of 2021?

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Who is the buyer of tomorrow? How to identify their expectations? These questions are central for cosmetic brands. Markus Gerlach, director of KOS Res...

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Solid cosmetics: regulatory points of vigilance

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The concept is not strictly speaking new: one of the “oldest” cosmetic products, soap, has been in solid form since the dawn of time. But this trendy ...

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Covid-19: what impact on the future of the fragrance industry?

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For more than a year, the Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected the perfume sector, and in particular fine fragrances. Beyond the necessary battle t...

Monday, March 22, 2021

Introduction to solid cosmetics

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Shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste… everything goes in solid format. This trend, which has been very fashionable for the past few years, is becoming more...

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Cosmetic trends seen through the prism of claims

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Very often, the claims made by a cosmetic product are decisive in the act of purchase. They are therefore crucial… but they are also regulated! During...

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

British post-Brexit cosmetics regulations

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Since 1 January 2021, following the agreement concluded in extremis between the United Kingdom and the European Union, all the effects of Brexit have ...

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

A history of stressed skin

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According to the World Health Organization, stress will become the skin’s number one enemy by 2030. But exactly what kind of stress are we talking abo...

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Cosmetics: a question of humanity?

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The pandemic has highlighted the need for contact, reassurance and support. And it is not insignificant if the word “human” is increasingly used in br...

Monday, February 15, 2021

Why is the qualification of cosmetic raw materials important?

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Are you familiar with this raw material that you are about to incorporate into the formula of your next cosmetic product? Do you have all the necessar...

Monday, February 8, 2021

A history of allergen labelling

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The question of allergens labelling (or, more precisely, of a much larger number of allergens than at present) on cosmetic products has been debated f...

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Cosmetic Trends 2021: time to be positive

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New year, new consumer expectations. Although January begins in an atmosphere that is always very unstable, it seems that the upcoming beauty trends b...