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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.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Covid-19 : how to make influence marketing ?

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The coronavirus has shaken the cosmetics industry in many ways, including the influence strategies devised by brands and agencies. How can we interact...

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Covid-19 and eco-responsibility

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If the environmental issue was already on everyone’s mind, the health crisis has made it all the more urgent and crucial. Since the beginning of the p...

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

The European Green Deal and its impact on cosmetic products

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Presented in December 2019, the European Green Deal is an action plan to transform the European Union’s economy to meet the challenges of climate chan...

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The French AGEC law and its impact on cosmetic products

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The French AGEC law, for Anti-Gaspillage and Circular Economy law, was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on February 11, 2020. ...

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Brexit: prepare (again!) for the worst!

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It is now a (sad) habit with Brexit: negotiations are slipping, agreements are dragging on, companies still don’t know exactly what regulations they w...

Monday, October 26, 2020

Consumers and Covid: the IFOP analysis

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The current pandemic is unprecedented. As a result, this period has given rise to new habits and new modes of consumption. On the occasion of the Esta...

Monday, October 26, 2020

How Covid is changing the landscape of cosmetic distribution

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After several tumultuous months and a health crisis that is not yet over, the beauty industry is strongly impacted. In order to see how the coronaviru...

Monday, October 19, 2020

30 proposals from the Cosmetic Valley for a sustainable recovery of the sector

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During the General Estates of the perfumery and cosmetics industry held on October 15, 2020, the Cosmetic Valley presented its 30 proposals for measur...

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

An update from the French DGCCRF on the control of cosmetic claims

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During the Regulatory Meetings organised by Cosmed on October 1st, 2020, Ambroise Pascal, Head of the Health Products and Personal Services Bureau of ...

Monday, October 12, 2020

Covid-19: French recovery plan and aids for exports

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The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken up many codes, in the personal life of each individual but also in the commercial relations of companies. In particul...

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Plastic pollution: from awareness to action

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Reducing the plastic footprint is a strategic priority. Although more than 50% of packaging is now made of glass, cardboard or metal, the efforts of t...

Monday, September 28, 2020

Post Covid-19 : the French and the environment

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Before the coronavirus crisis began, the environmental issue was one of the most important topics for consumers. What about after six months of cohabi...