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Sustainability: more of a prerequisite than a selling point

Does sustainability still drive sales of beauty products? Not in itself, according to Tom Patton, Director of Product Insights for Western Europe at NielsenIQ. Faced with rising living costs, consumers expect, first and foremost, products that meet their needs at the right price. He spoke on 28 October 2026 in Paris at the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit.

No luxury without sustainability

Are consumers of high-end beauty and fashion products concerned about sustainability? Yes, according to Rémy Oudghiri, Deputy Managing Director of Sociovision, the foresight and sociological division of the Ifop Group. He spoke on the subject on 28 October 2026 in Paris, at the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit.

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.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Covid-19: How did the sale of perfume change?

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Sensual by definition, perfume is a product to be tried before being bought. But not anymore. Due to multiple confinements, perfume professionals have...

Monday, February 7, 2022

Surface lipids, key players in skin homeostasis

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They are fatty acids, acylglycerols, sphingolipids, sterols… They form the large family of skin surface lipids and deserve the greatest cosmetic atten...

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Endocrine disruptors: the regulatory challenges

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Substances and ingredients, including in cosmetics, with endocrine disrupting properties are currently in the line of fire of several regulatory chang...

Monday, January 31, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2021: FEBEA's Q&A - Claims / Borderline products / Made in chapter

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, the entire FEBEA team answered ...

Monday, January 24, 2022

The EU Chemical Strategy and its impact on cosmetics (1/2)

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Transforming the EU economy for a sustainable future: this is the ultimate objective of the European “Green Deal”. An ambitious plan whose “chemical s...

Monday, January 24, 2022

The EU Chemical Strategy and its impact on cosmetics (2/2)

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Following Sammy Drissi Amraou’s presentation at the Cosmetic Valley’s Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, Meglena Mi...

Monday, January 17, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2021: FEBEA's Q&A - Ingredients / Labelling chapter

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, the entire FEBEA team answered ...

Monday, January 10, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2021: FEBEA's Q&A - AGEC law chapter

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, the entire FEBEA team answered ...

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

ANSM: inspections and news from the Agency

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As every year, the control authorities take stock of their actions at the Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress. During the 19th edition, which took place...

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress: the Q&A of the competent authorities

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After their two respective interventions during the 19th Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress, which took place in Chartres on December 1st and 2nd, 2021...

Friday, December 17, 2021

China: operational implementation of CSAR for cosmetic products

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Since January 1, 2021, China has been implementing its new Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR). Composed of more than 20 texts, ...

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

DGCCRF: Review of controls and outlook for 2022

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During the 19th Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress, which took place in Chartres on December 1st and 2nd, 2021, Ambroise Pascal and Catherine Argoyti, ...