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Horizon 2045: four scenarios to prepare for the future

To mark CEW France’s “Journé de la Beauté 2026”, an innovative session broke with the usual round-table format. Olivier Parent (Director of Prospective Studies at Comptoir Prospectiviste), Frédérique Lenglen (Strategic Communications Advisor) and Karine Cottin (Senior Advisor, Inspire Positive Change) presented the Biotech 2045 Forecasting Capsule, a project initiated by Jean-Yves Berthon, Chairman of Greentech, in partnership with Burson and Comptoir Prospectiviste. The task: to imagine four po...

Retail in the age of the experience

To mark CEW France’s Beauty Day 2026, a round-table discussion brought together Catherine Spindler (President of Sephora for Europe and the Middle East) and Hubert de Malherbe (Director of the design agency Malherbe Paris) to address a single question: what will the shop of the future look like in ten years’ time? Their answers both centre on experience and emotion.

Impact, comparison, brand and stocks in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The final section of their presentation covered claims of carbon neutrality, comparison services, brands and product names, and the is...

Claims in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on June 12, 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Delegate for Ecological Transition, and his team addressed the main issues raised by the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices that amount to greenwashing. The second part of their presentation focused on generic environmental claims and future environmental claims.

Sustainability labels in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The first major section of their presentation focused on sustainability labels (and the subsequent question-and-answer session).

Monday, June 18, 2018

Can skin aging be prevented?

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The 6th Anti-Ageing Skin Care Conference held in London on June 5-6, 2018 was focused on the theme ‘Skin Health and Skin Aging’. The first edition org...

Monday, May 28, 2018

DIY: niche trend or market revolution?

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Jo Chidley introduces herself as the ‘flounder’ of Beauty Kitchen, which she created to offer ‘luxurious, 100% efficient and natural beauty products t...

Monday, May 21, 2018

Exporting to the United States: regulatory pre-requisites

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Under American regulations, cosmetics are divided into two different categories, contrary to what is implemented in Europe. As a result, it is crucial...

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Specificities and trends on the American market

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‘I want to have America and I’ll have it’: no doubt many cosmetics brands share French-American singer Joe Dassin’s determination when it comes to cap...

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Cosmetic ingredients: a close look at the American market

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At the 2017 in-Cosmetics Global show, Nicolas Matic, Director of Kline’s Market Research, had presented cosmetic products and ingredients trends. In 2...

Monday, May 14, 2018

Chinese vs European regulatory requirements

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It is no use explaining why cosmetics brands had better venture into China. This dense market promises bright establishment prospects. But before pack...

Monday, May 7, 2018

Nano migration from packaging to cosmetic products

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Nanoparticles are everywhere, including in cosmetics packaging, so they can unintentionally end up in products through migrations. How to assess the l...

Monday, May 7, 2018

The specificities of the Chinese cosmetics market

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The Chinese market is a real Eldorado for cosmetics players. Exporting there can prove very profitable. However, Chinese consumers have specific expec...

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

An insight into trends: new generation cosmetics

The in-cosmetics Global show held in Amsterdam on April 17-19 was an opportunity for market research agency Mintel to share the results of their watch...

Monday, April 30, 2018

Importing into Israel: probable impacts of the new Regulation

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Exporting products to Israel represents great development prospects for cosmetics manufacturers. However, Israeli regulations are quite complex and co...

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Israeli cosmetics market

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With a GDP per capita of $36,000 per year, a sustained growth, and almost full employment, Israel represents a lucrative market for cosmetics players....

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Waste or co-products? A new solution for cosmetic ingredient sourcing

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What used to be called waste has become co-products: raw materials whose treatment and use are increasingly trendy. At the 2018 U’Cosmetics conference...