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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.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

GMP: supplier quality control

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Contractual relations with subcontractors and suppliers or control of the quality and release of raw materials are regularly among the critical points...

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Guerlain, all in transparency

Luxury cosmetics brands are often accused of being unspoken about their internal procedures or of not caring about environmental issues. Guerlain has ...

Monday, June 3, 2019

Microbiome, did you say microbiome?

The new stars of the skin are them: bacteria. There are no less than 100,000 billion different microorganisms on our skin. Nothing to whiten, they are...

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Essential oils: the right packaging to avoid interactions

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Ubiquitous in many consumer products, including cosmetics, essential oils are complex substances containing many active compounds. How to control thei...

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

How much pesticide in my essential oil?

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Essential oils are plant extracts, whose cultivation does not necessarily exclude plant protection products… How many of them can be found once the ex...

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

UEBT 2019 Barometer: Biodiversity from Asia

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For the eleventh consecutive year, the UEBT has unveiled the results of its biodiversity barometer at a conference held in Paris on 20 and 21 May 2019...

Monday, May 20, 2019

Packaging: an external sign of wealth

The packaging is thousands of years old. Since time immemorial, humans have invented containers to store and transport different types of goods. Over ...

Monday, May 13, 2019

The French market for essential oils

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They are widely talked about, praised for their properties, criticized for their allergenicity, pointed out by the control authorities when their clai...

Monday, May 6, 2019

REACH and essential oils

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Cosmetics, food, biocide, medical devices… depending on their destinations, essential oils are governed by several different regulations. To add to th...

Monday, April 29, 2019

Understanding everything at CMRs

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What is a CMR? By what process is a harmonized classification of a substance achieved? What are the impacts in cosmetics? During the Regulatory Meetin...

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

International cosmetic controls: the results of Cosmed's survey

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How are cosmetic products exported abroad controlled by the national authorities of the different countries? At the March 2019 International Meeting, ...

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Essential oils and endocrine disruption

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With regard to the endocrine system, are essential oils active or disruptive substances? It is to this question that Jean-Marc Giroux, Doctor of Pharm...