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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...

Thursday, February 4, 2016

How to export cosmetics to Turkey

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Located on the doorsteps of the Western world, the Middle East, and Asia, Turkey is a dynamic market for cosmetics. The International Cosmetics Congre...

Monday, February 1, 2016

Cosmetics regulations in the United Arab Emirates

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The RACS, a Dubai-based certification body authorized to register products, came to the International Cosmetics Congress organized by Business France ...

Thursday, January 28, 2016

How to export cosmetics to the United Arab Emirates

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Right next to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates are considered as an easy point of entry to the other countries in this area. The International C...

Monday, January 25, 2016

Cosmetics regulations in Saudi Arabia

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The International Cosmetics Congress organized by Business France and Cosmed in December 2015 was dedicated to export to Middle Eastern countries, sta...

Thursday, January 21, 2016

How to export cosmetics to Saudi Arabia

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What are the characteristics of the Saudi market? What are the expectations of local consumers? What about the regulatory framework that governs cosme...

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Halal cosmetics and certification

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The importance of halal cosmetics keeps growing, and not just in terms of exports to Middle Eastern countries. The market is developing all around the...

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Cosmetics and the REACH 2018 deadline

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2018 is not that far. And the last step of the chemicals registration process provided for in the REACH regulation is likely to impact many cosmetic i...

Monday, January 4, 2016

The impact of the CLP on cosmetics

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In addition to the Cosmetics Regulation, which is specific to this sector, other more cross-disciplinary regulatory texts are to be taken into account...

Monday, December 21, 2015

ANSM cosmetics inspections: the results (2/2)

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It is with a very thorough – and complementary – presentation at the 13th edition of the regulatory congress held on November 18-19 in Chartres, Franc...

Thursday, December 17, 2015

ANSM cosmetics inspections: the results (1/2)

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The cosmetics sector depends on two market surveillance and supervisory authorities. Both were at the 13th edition of the regulatory congress held on ...

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

DGCCRF cosmetics inspections: the results

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At the 13th edition of the regulatory congress held last November 18-19 in Chartres, France, the cosmetics market supervisory authorities came to make...

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Nanomaterials: an update on the situation in Europe and around the world

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More than two years after the Cosmetics Regulation came into force, nanomaterials are part of the cosmetics ingredients whose status, and sometimes fu...