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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...

Monday, February 4, 2013

DGCCRF surveys: 2012 report and 2013 plans

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In France, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM) is not the only authority competent for cosmetics. The DGCCRF can also program inqui...

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Cosmetics: why organic is not working

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Organic cosmetics are ubiquitous in media, with an always positive green image. However, the sector is valued at 3% of the overall cosmetics market, a...

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Some precautions to take... for the principle!

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Potentially harmful substances and principle of precaution are not good friends. Especially when the former are more and more questioned by the consum...

Monday, January 21, 2013

REACH: what does change on June 1, 2013

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The REACH Regulation, implemented on 1 June 2007, enters a new phase this year, with the immediate registration of substances manufactured or imported...

Monday, January 14, 2013

Nanomaterials: the safety assessment

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On the 6 July, 2012, the SCCS released its Guidance on the safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics. A sixty-two page document, which Clara Arr...

Thursday, January 10, 2013

A response to a crisis: the good approach

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A crisis may occur any time. The topic is not the economic crisis, but a media hype, a crisis in the consumers’ confidence, an accidental crisis on a ...

Monday, January 7, 2013

ANSM 2012 inspections report

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Monitoring the market and its practices is one of the duties of the French ANSM. Sometimes working in cooperation with the DGCCRF, it commands inspect...

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...