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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, February 6, 2014

Bacteria: our friends... and the future of our cosmetics? (Part I)

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Science and trend come together: a new perspective on coherent development for cosmetic products. From the title alone, one could have feared that Mar...

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Cosmetic product stability: the container/content aspects

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A cosmetic product is nothing – or at least it cannot be used – without its packaging. However, these multi-functional packages may also provoke the i...

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Cosmetic product stability: the photo-induced aspects

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Everyone likes the sun… although its rays, which are often so pleasant, can have quite deleterious effects on cosmetic products: colour, smell and sta...

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Cosmetic product stability: the sensory aspects

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Why and how does a cosmetic product please consumers? How can this aspect of the product be measured, and, more importantly, how can stability be ensu...

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Cosmetic product stability: the microbiological aspects

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The microbiological stability of cosmetic products, and the preservative system that ensures such stability, are core priorities for the industry. Wha...

Friday, December 20, 2013

The Regulation seen by packaging manufacturers

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Amongst the obligations set forth in the Cosmetics Regulation: the collection of packaging data. A difficult task in the eyes of cosmetic product manu...

Monday, December 16, 2013

Consumers and organic cosmetics

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How do women consumers view organic cosmetics? What do they expect from them, how can these expectations be met? Laurence Zemrani, founder and Directo...

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Cosmetic product stability: the regulatory aspects

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It is explicitly stated in Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009: manufacturers must ensure the stability of their cosmetic products. But how must this be do...

Monday, December 9, 2013

IDEA: another idea of allergens

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IDEA is the International Dialogue for the Evaluation of Allergens. The project was started by IFRA in response to future changes in regulations, with...

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Cosmetics and packaging regulations: dangerous links?

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Cosmetic packaging, especially plastic packaging, is a problem for manufacturers today. Especially since the entry into force of the European Cosmetic...

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

CPNP assessment and outlook

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The CPNP, the European portal for centralised notification of cosmetic products, was put online on 11 January 2012. A nice innovation of Cosmetics Reg...

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Perfumes: selection criteria

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How do you choose your perfume? Which criteria do you take into account when purchasing it? Which information seem important to you? These are a few o...