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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...

Monday, January 15, 2018

Baby cosmetics: how to make consumers trust them again?

The baby cosmetics sector is no stranger to worrying controversies on product safety. Ingredients are regularly targeted as potentially hazardous, all...

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Time to make cosmetics follow the skin’s rhythm

The principles of chronobiology were revealed more than two centuries ago. But the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2017 is the opportunity to rediscover this ...

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Chartres congress 2017: FEBEA’s Q&A (1/3)

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Just like every year, to conclude the Chartres regulatory congress, the whole FEBEA team (French Federation of Beauty Companies) answered all sorts of...

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

DGCCRF controls: results and plans for 2018

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The first day of conferences of the 2017 edition of the Chartres Congress ended with the results of the controls carried out by the DGCCRF (French Gen...

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Passport for Germany (3/3): regulatory framework and market approach

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With its particular structure and very specific distribution channels, the German cosmetics market has characteristics that need to be perfectly integ...

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

CMR ingredients: the story of an inevitable death

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Formaldehyde, Titanium dioxide, Zinc pyrithione, D4 and D5, Salicylic acid… they already are, or are likely to be soon classified as CMRs – with the c...

Monday, December 18, 2017

Passport for Germany (2/3): German cosmetics distribution

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Contrary to what we may think, the German cosmetics market is not that easy to understand and penetrate for a French company. At a Workshop on Decembe...

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

REACH: the 2018 deadline and the main sticking points

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The long registration and evaluation procedure for chemicals placed on the European market is coming to an end, the last deadline being May 31, 2018 f...

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Passport for Germany (1/3): the German cosmetics market

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They are just next door, but they buy and consume cosmetics differently. Their market and distribution systems follow their own rules, and even a few ...

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

European Cosmetics Regulation: 10 topical issues (2/2)

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The 15th annual Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held in Chartres, France, last November 15-16, 2017, started with the traditional update on the late...

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Brexit: what impacts on European cosmetics companies?

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The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, scheduled for May 29, 2019, counts among the hottest topical issues. Other than its political ...

Monday, November 27, 2017

European Cosmetics Regulation: 10 topical issues (1/2)

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The 15th annual Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held in Chartres, France, last November 15-16, 2017, started with the traditional update on the late...