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What does the future hold for palm oil in cosmetics?

During the 5th edition of the Lipids & Cosmetics Congress, held on January 28 and 29, 2026, a round table discussion was organized on the theme “Palm oil: what does the future hold?” Hervé Plessis, CEO of Stéarinerie Dubois, Philippe Guariloff of Chanel, Julie Cortal of Nopalm Ingredients, Antoine Piccirilli, Scientific Director of La Fabrique Végétale, and Marie-Odile Hecht, Director of Cosmoya, outlined possible answers to this question.

MoCRA enforcement in the USA: a status update

It is two years old, but the implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the regulatory framework for cosmetics in the United States, has not yet reached full maturity. Some rules are still missing, while the implications of those already in effect can be measured. At the 23rd Cosmetic Valley Regulatory Issues - Fragrances & Cosmetics Congress held on November 19 a...

A world tour of allergen labelling

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on 19 and 20 November 2025, Linh de Beaucorps and Juliette Blès from FEBEA revisited the issue of international acceptance of mandatory European labelling for “new” allergens, providing an update on the situation in different countries and geographical areas.

Fragrance ingredients under the spotlight

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held by Cosmetic Valley on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Human Safety Sciences at Givaudan, presented an overview of fragrance ingredients “under the spotlight” in Europe, whether or not they are targeted for classification as CMRs.

Some information about IFRA 52

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Human Safety Sciences at Givaudan, presented an overview of fragrance ingredients “under the spotlight,” whose conditions of use are set to change or which are threatened with prohibition. He began by providing an overview of the upcoming changes to IFRA Standards.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

From approval to storage: the management of cosmetic raw materials

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During the 2019 Seminary on Quality in the Cosmetics industry, organised by IFIS and FEBEA, Chrystelle Gatelier, Jean-Pierre Guidot and Marjorie Scham...

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Essential oils in court

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The determination of the status of products containing essential oils is often quite delicate, but particularly important because it determines the re...

Monday, July 15, 2019

CSR: a new way to create value

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The theme of engagement was at the heart of the third edition of la Journée de la Beauté, organized in Paris on June 25 by the CEW. Cosmetic companies...

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Methods for reducing microbial load

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The challenges of preserving a cosmetic product are such that sometimes… its formula does not pass the challenge-test… To save a batch contaminated by...

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Brands/consumers relationship: instructions for use

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As every year, the CEW organized the “Journée de la Beauté”, an event dedicated to professionals in the sector, to take stock of market trends and fut...

Monday, July 8, 2019

Cosmetics sector: a major player in the French economy

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Futile, the cosmetics industry? Not so much… At its general meeting held in Paris on June 5, 2019, the FEBEA unveiled the results of a study conducted...

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

The Green Beauty is on the move!

Twenty years ago, the trend of organic and natural beauty was struggling to find its way onto the cosmetic scene. Today, it is in the forefront and ma...

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

You'll have some more fake news, won't you?

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“300 dangerous cosmetics on the market”, “ingredients used by beauty manufacturers are unreliable”, “the use of skin care products can cause illness”,...

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Cosmetics: safety in danger

On June 20, 2019, Cosmetic Valley organized a day of conferences on the theme of consumer safety. As Marc-Antoine Jamet, President of the Cosmetic Val...

Monday, June 24, 2019

CEAC 2019: Safety in debate

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The Annual Conference of Cosmetics Europe (Federation of European Cosmetic Companies) was held on June 12 and 13 in Brussels. Its theme was “New Horiz...

Monday, June 17, 2019

Portrait of the new cosmetic consumer

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Seducing the consumer? This is the question to which all brands would like to have the answer. Consumers are becoming increasingly difficult to attrac...

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

More eco-friendly sunscreens with BASF's EcoSun Pass

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With widely diverging global regulations, increasingly controversial filters, whether due to their potential toxicity or their harmful effects on mari...