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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...

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...

Monday, April 15, 2019

DGCCRF: Market surveillance 2017, 2018 and 2019

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During the Regulatory Meeting organised by Cosmed on 21 March 2019, Catherine Argoyti and Céline Nowak presented the actions of the DGCCRF in terms of...

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

E-commerce in China: key figures and main players

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The easiest way to export cosmetics to China is certainly to use the Internet, whether through traditional or cross-border e-commerce. During the Inte...

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

History of art and beauty: a thousand-year-old proximity

“When art inspires cosmetic innovation” was the theme chosen for the 10th edition of the U’Cosmetics student competition. If the subject seems extreme...

Monday, April 8, 2019

French ANSM: the results of the 2018 inspections

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At the Regulatory Meeting organised by Cosmed on 21 March 2019, Vanessa Picot, Cosmetics Inspector of the French ANSM, presented the results of the Ag...

Monday, April 1, 2019

European regulatory news: an update by Salvatore D'Acunto

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As usual, Salvatore D’Acunto, Head of Unit - Health Technologies and Cosmetics of the European Commission, spoke at the Regulatory Meetings organised ...

Monday, March 18, 2019

UV filter assessment in the USA and Europe

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The methods used to assess the safety of UV filters in the United States and Europe are much different. At the 3rdCosmeticDays organized by Cosmed, Ch...

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Overview of the regulations applicable to essential oils

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At the opening of the Cosmed’s CosmeticDays 2018 dedicated to essential oils, Hélène Chaumont, from Puressentiel, presented a review of the regulation...

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Endocrine disruptors explained by the FEBEA (3/3)

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The issue of endocrine disruption is a real public health issue, which political and health authorities have begun to consider as such. But pending th...

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Endocrine disruptors explained by the FEBEA (2/3)

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Complex substances, difficult to characterize, potentially dangerous to human health, endocrine disruptors are of concern to consumers. Especially sin...

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Brexit: the French tools to be prepared

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On 17 January 2019, the French government launched the “Plan related to a Brexit without agreement”. For some time now, the possibility of an exit of ...