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The assessment of systemic toxicity in cosmeticsSubscribers only

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 inevitableSubscribers only

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 assessmentSubscribers only

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 layeringSubscribers only

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" evidenceSubscribers only

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...
Monday, January 7, 2019
Packaging safety assessment: the latest developmentsSubscribers only
How does packaging affect the safety of the cosmetic product, what information must be made available by the supplier to enable this impact to be asse...
Friday, January 4, 2019
The impacts of Brexit on cosmetic companiesSubscribers only
Nothing is simple when it comes to Brexit. Neither the political negotiations nor the management of the impacts that the withdrawal of the United King...
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Preserving preservatives: the Cosmetics Europe action planSubscribers only
They are suspicious in the eyes of consumers and at the heart of the attention of the authorities, who are tending to regulate and limit them more and...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
The value of cosmetovigilanceSubscribers only
Article 23 of the Cosmetics Regulation requires the communication of serious adverse reactions related to the use of cosmetics to the control authorit...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Perfumes: the regulatory requirementsSubscribers only
Alcohol, fragrance composition and its related ingredients… a perfume is a particular cosmetic product, which depends of course on Cosmetics Regulatio...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Reduce surfactants? The Greentech's solutionSubscribers only
When it’s less, it’s better? This is sometimes also true in cosmetics. Raw material suppliers are therefore competing with each other in their imagina...
Monday, December 17, 2018
United States: towards a tightening of cosmetics regulations?Subscribers only
Unlike some countries, the cosmetics regulations in the United States are considered to be quite flexible. This “laxity” is not to the liking of some ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
ANSM: review of inspections in 2018Subscribers only
At the Chartres congress organised by de la Cosmetic Valley, which took place on 14 and 15 November 2018, the supervisory authorities are still taking...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Safety assessment, Brexit, International regulations: the FEBEA's answersSubscribers only
The last part of the report of the traditional Q&A session, which closes the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes and Cosmetics Congress every year. The FEBEA...
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Controversial ingredients, Cosmetics Regulation and ISO Standard16128: the FEBEA's answersSubscribers only
During the traditional Q&A that closes the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes and Cosmetics Congress every year, FEBEA’s scientific, regulatory, environment...
Monday, December 3, 2018
When cosmetic ingredients are governed by other regulationsSubscribers only
It is not absurd to think that the ingredients used in cosmetic products are totally governed by Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, its provisions and ob...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Cosmetic claims: the FEBEA's answers during Cosmetic Valley's CongressSubscribers only
No less than 19 questions on the theme of cosmetic claims were asked by participants to the FEBEA’s scientific, regulatory, environmental and internat...
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