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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).

Monday, December 24, 2012

Export: the beauty world, and its markets

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On December 11, the Cosmetic Network team of Ubifrance organized the first Rencontres Internationales de la Beauté (International Meetings on Beauty)....

Friday, December 21, 2012

The right sunscreen formula

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What is the ideal formula for a sun protection product? What type of formulation should I choose? With which filters, dispersed in which form? To prov...

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Cosmetovigilance: how to set it up?

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Article 23 of the Cosmetics Regulation requires, since 11 July 2013, the “Communication of serious adverse reactions” to the competent authorities of ...

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Green chemistry: know more

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Green chemistry, green chemistry: this concept, paradoxical at first sight (how could chemistry be "green"?), is more and more trendy, and could be an...

Monday, December 17, 2012

Cosmetovigilance in Europe and in the World

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Do not look for the term "Cosmetovigilance" in the text of the Regulation on cosmetics, which will be fully applicable as of 11 July 2013: it does not...

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Skin and sun: Ten Questions/Answers for the right protection

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Which sun protection should I choose? With which SPF? In a sun cream or moisturiser with SPF? Why so many “anti-sun” prevention messages? What is the ...

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Trendy, or not trendy preservatives

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The preservatives are the family of cosmetic ingredients that are the most questioned and are media hype, and are also the source of concerns for cons...

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Product Information File: the new cosmetic order

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The PIF: a key part of the new Cosmetics Regulation, defined in its Article 11 and detailed in its Annex I, mandatory since 11 July 2013. The PIF is f...

Monday, December 3, 2012

Chartres Convention: safety evaluation, let's work together!

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During the 10th Cosmetic Valley's Parfums et Cosmétiques – Enjeux règlementaires (Perfumes and Cosmetics –Regulatory constraints) Convention, held in ...

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Anti-oxidants and cutaneous pathologies: which prospects for cosmetics?

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The oxidative stress (and the formation of free radicals) is a major factor of aggression against the human cells, and is strongly linked to many skin...

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Skin and sun: risky relationships

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Our skin has a relationship with the sun (and its UV rays) that is sometimes happy, sometimes dangerous, always complex and never harmless. Jean-Franç...

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Hydration: which active ingredients, for which action?

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Hydration, so useful for our skins, so present in cosmetic products sales points, may be improved, thanks to specific active ingredients. There is cur...