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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 Cosmoya, outlined possible answers to this question.

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.

Some information about IFRA 52

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Human Safety Sciences at Givaudan, presented an overview of fragrance ingredients “under the spotlight,” whose conditions of use are set to change or which are threatened with prohibition. He began by providing an overview of the upcoming changes to IFRA Standards.

Monday, July 15, 2024

Revision of the European Commission's "Sunscreen Products" Recommendation

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In 2006, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation “on the efficacy of sunscreen products and the claims made relating thereto”. Twenty years l...

Monday, June 24, 2024

The revision of the Cosmetics Regulation: we're still talking about it (?)

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The CEAC (Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference), held in Brussels on 19 and 20 June 2024, had the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation on its agenda (we...

Monday, May 13, 2024

The fate of cosmetic ingredients in Great Britain

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Since the Brexit, Great Britain has regained control of the management of cosmetic ingredients. With its own CLP classifications, specific provisions ...

Monday, April 22, 2024

The cosmetics regulatory framework in the United Kingdom

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With Brexit, the United Kingdom has also regained its regulatory independence, and this has not spared the cosmetics sector. After initially copying t...

Monday, April 22, 2024

The British cosmetics market

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There’s movement in the Great Britain! And we’re not just talking about regulations, but also the cosmetics market, which, despite the Brexit, continu...

Monday, March 4, 2024

The revision of the Cosmetics Regulation? It will be... one day... maybe...

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We’ve been talking about it for almost three years now: the targeted revision of the European Cosmetics Regulation has been analysed, prepared, discus...

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2023: the Q&A of the DGCCRF

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At the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on 8 and 9 November 2023, representatives of the DGCCRF answered a large number of pract...

Monday, December 18, 2023

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2023: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Miscellaneous questions section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on 8 and 9 November 2023, the FEBEA team answered questions ...

Monday, December 11, 2023

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2023: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Environmental regulations section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on 8 and 9 November 2023, the FEBEA team answered questions ...

Monday, December 4, 2023

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2023: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Ingredients section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on 8 and 9 November 2023, the FEBEA team answered questions ...

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Cosmetics control authorities: the new French organisation

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The principle was ratified at the end of 2022 by a provision inserted in the Finance Act for 2023 and will come into force gradually from 2024. At the...

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

The revision of the Cosmetics Regulation... still on hold

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At the “Perfumes & Cosmetics - Regulatory Issues” congress organised by Cosmetic Valley in Chartres on 8 and 9 November 2023, Hans Ingels, Head of...