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What does the future hold for palm oil in cosmetics?

During the 5th edition of the Lipids & Cosmetics Congress, held on January 28 and 29, 2026, a round table discussion was organized on the theme “Palm oil: what does the future hold?” Hervé Plessis, CEO of Stéarinerie Dubois, Philippe Guariloff of Chanel, Julie Cortal of Nopalm Ingredients, Antoine Piccirilli, Scientific Director of La Fabrique Végétale, and Marie-Odile Hecht, Director of Cosmoya, outlined possible answers to this question.

MoCRA enforcement in the USA: a status update

It is two years old, but the implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the regulatory framework for cosmetics in the United States, has not yet reached full maturity. Some rules are still missing, while the implications of those already in effect can be measured. At the 23rd Cosmetic Valley Regulatory Issues - Fragrances & Cosmetics Congress held on November 19 a...

A world tour of allergen labelling

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on 19 and 20 November 2025, Linh de Beaucorps and Juliette Blès from FEBEA revisited the issue of international acceptance of mandatory European labelling for “new” allergens, providing an update on the situation in different countries and geographical areas.

Fragrance ingredients under the spotlight

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held by Cosmetic Valley on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Human Safety Sciences at Givaudan, presented an overview of fragrance ingredients “under the spotlight” in Europe, whether or not they are targeted for classification as CMRs.

Some information about IFRA 52

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Human Safety Sciences at Givaudan, presented an overview of fragrance ingredients “under the spotlight,” whose conditions of use are set to change or which are threatened with prohibition. He began by providing an overview of the upcoming changes to IFRA Standards.

Monday, July 13, 2020

Humans and the environment: values exacerbated by Covid-19

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Although the coronavirus crisis is not over and the situation is still somewhat unclear, some trends are emerging and are being confirmed. On the occa...

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

From clean beauty to safe beauty

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Due to environmental issues, consumers have been sensitive for several years now to the composition of the cosmetics they use. But in the aftermath of...

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Urban'Hair by Berkem, the anti-pollution protector

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More than nine out of ten people today live in a polluted atmosphere. Not only the skin, but also the hair and scalp are particularly exposed, especia...

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Nightessence by Aschland, the night repairer

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It claims nightly skin repair, a detoxifying and cleansing effect, a regenerating and resetting action of the epidermis. In a web conference on March ...

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Givaudan's Synchronight, the cosmetic ingredient that makes you sleep better

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On the dates when the event should have initially been held (from March 31 to April 2), the organizers of in-cosmetics 2020 proposed a series of web-c...

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

French prestige beauty: a sector in good health?

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Jewel of the French cosmetics industry, the prestige segment promotes the “signature France”. But is it still in good health? Mathilde Lion, Executive...

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Hemp, coriander: these "new" vegetable oils which prove their cosmetic interest

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They are natural, produced according to simple and non-polluting processes from seeds harvested in the fields next to the manufacturing plant. They ar...

Monday, March 9, 2020

The main trends to watch for in 2020

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Knowing the societal, environmental and economic stakes are essential for the cosmetics industry. These parameters are decisive in adopting new commun...

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

2019 cosmetics market review: Kantar World Panel reports

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How did the hygiene/beauty market perform in 2019? Which segments grew? Which segments have fallen? Anaïs Dupuy, Business Development Manager at Kanta...

Monday, March 2, 2020

Ways of optimizing the effectiveness of antioxidants

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Is it enough to add an antioxidant of any kind to an emulsion to perfectly guarantee its protection against the oxidation of lipids and associated phe...

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Cosmetic packaging: zero-waste target

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As a result of the environmental crisis, the majority of companies are committed to limiting their impact on the planet. Beauty manufacturers are care...

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Cosmetics in search of green lipids (2/2)

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What “green” ingredients can be used as an alternative to the substances that consumers no longer want to see in their cosmetic formulas? During the L...