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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).

Thursday, November 6, 2014

In search of a 'natural’ preservative

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Some 464 posters were exposed on the fringes of the conference programme at the 28th IFSCC congress held from October 27-30, 2014 in Paris. All of the...

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Shampoos: there’s some change in cleansing bases!

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No, shampoos are not just water and foam! Their formulations also follow the trends to meet the market’s expectations, they are increasingly enriched ...

Monday, October 27, 2014

Different forms of alopecia and treatment

Daily hair loss is normal. But when you lose too much hair, too regularly or all of a sudden, there is a problem. Not all hair loss is caused by the s...

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The scalp: causes of inflammatory discomfort

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Seborrhoeic dermatitis and psoriasis are the two most common pathologies affecting the scalp, causing dandruff, scaly patches, and itching. At Cosmed'...

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Vegan, the growing trend that knows better

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Vegan. This word was frequently brought up as an integral part of the criteria to be respected at the Natural and Organic Cosmetics Conference hosted ...

Monday, October 20, 2014

How well do you know your hair?

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Did you know that humans have four different kinds of hair? And that women have just as much body hair as men? That androgens make beards grow and cau...

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Organic cosmetics issues seen with a German eye

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The organic cosmetics market is doing well … but the better part of it is a niche. How can it escape from it and reach more consumers? How can it adap...

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The hair product market today and tomorrow

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How is the market of cosmetics designed for hair structured? Which ones are on the leading edge, and in which regions of the world? Which recent chang...

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

New self-expression models: implications in the cosmetics industry

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Selfies, tattoos, ornamental makeup, the expansion of makeup techniques to hair, the boom of colour… Staging oneself has invaded all spheres of life, ...

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

To logo or not to logo: when less may be more

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PAO, e-mark, open book… You may think you know all there is to know about these regulatory logos that you print on your cosmetics labels almost system...

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Cosmetics R&D in light of Nagoya

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An international protocol, a European regulation, a French law: the administrative and regulatory process to implement the provisions promoting biodiv...

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

The hair care ritual in Asia

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Shampoos, hair tonics, anti-aging hair care, and UV protection are the great basics of the daily hair care ritual of Asian women, who are real trendse...