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French cosmetovigilance: the 2024/2025 review

At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on 1 April 2026, Élodie Lontsi, Scientific Project Manager – Cosmetovigilance and Tatouvigilance at ANSES, reviewed recent cosmetovigilance figures in France, as well as the main implications of reports of serious adverse effects on the management of certain cosmetic ingredients.

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 Cosmo...

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.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Sustainability: a basic for the cosmetics industry

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The notion of sustainable development involves multiple aspects conveyed very differently by companies. The last annual Sustainable Cosmetics Summit h...

Monday, November 13, 2017

Social media’s real influence for cosmetics brands

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Is creating accounts on social media essential for cosmetics brands? What type of influencers should they target, so consumers eventually buy a produc...

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Endocrine disruptors: an update on scientific knowledge (2/3)

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At Cosmed’s 17th JEST, a day of scientific and technical exchanges held in Montpellier, France on September 29, and dedicated to critical cosmetic ing...

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Amazon: best cosmetics distributor?

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Everyone knows our world, including our business world, is going more and more digital. Whether they sell cosmetics or not, brands can no longer affor...

Monday, October 30, 2017

Think exposome: from its effects on the skin to the new actives to fight them

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Though it is quite a recent concept, the exposome is about to revolutionize the cosmetics anti-aging approach. At least, that is what Pr. Jean Krutman...

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Endocrine disruptors: an update on scientific knowledge (1/3)

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Definitions, identification criteria, mechanisms of action, detection tests…: endocrine disruptors are at the core of many controversies that also aff...

Monday, October 23, 2017

One new customer a day in beauty salons: the keys to make it

All shopkeepers would like to boost their turnover by getting a stable, growing number of customers – including in the beauty industry. At the Beauty ...

Monday, October 16, 2017

The global natural beauty market as seen by Euromonitor

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The natural cosmetics trend is spreading all around the world, but with a few differences in terms of consumer perceptions and expectations, depending...

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Cosmetics market and trends in South Korea

Everyone knows the cosmetics industry is one of the most flourishing in the world. However, trends and consumers’ desires vary from one country to ano...

Monday, October 2, 2017

K-Beauty to capture Paris

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The first edition of the K-Beauty in Paris show was held last September 22 by Kotra, a Korean trade promotion governmental agency. It gathered 22 bran...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Customizable cosmetics: regulatory prerequisites

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At the 2017 Cosmed International Congress, Vanessa Picot, Cosmetics Inspector at ANSM, made an update on what ANSM has been working on and on the late...

Monday, September 18, 2017

Cosmetics claims in China

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All marketing departments dream about a ‘World’ claim that could be used the same way on all markets. And everyone knows how inaccessible this dream s...