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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.

Monday, May 7, 2018

The specificities of the Chinese cosmetics market

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The Chinese market is a real Eldorado for cosmetics players. Exporting there can prove very profitable. However, Chinese consumers have specific expec...

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

An insight into trends: new generation cosmetics

The in-cosmetics Global show held in Amsterdam on April 17-19 was an opportunity for market research agency Mintel to share the results of their watch...

Monday, April 30, 2018

Importing into Israel: probable impacts of the new Regulation

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Exporting products to Israel represents great development prospects for cosmetics manufacturers. However, Israeli regulations are quite complex and co...

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Israeli cosmetics market

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With a GDP per capita of $36,000 per year, a sustained growth, and almost full employment, Israel represents a lucrative market for cosmetics players....

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Waste or co-products? A new solution for cosmetic ingredient sourcing

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What used to be called waste has become co-products: raw materials whose treatment and use are increasingly trendy. At the 2018 U’Cosmetics conference...

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Nano characterization: the right techniques, the right approach

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To know whether you should notify and label a nano ingredient, you should actually know if it is a nano – and be able to test it so that it can be cha...

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Nano labelling in cosmetics: as from 50% or 10%?

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As from what threshold of nanoparticles is a material considered a nano? At two recent events, Cosmed’s 2018 Rencontres Réglementaires (a congress ded...

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Passport for Japan (3/3): the Japanese regulatory framework

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With its particular mentality and specific distribution channels, the Japanese cosmetics market has characteristics that need to be well-understood be...

Monday, April 9, 2018

Cradle to Cradle: the next must-have label?

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Today, everyone is focused on naturalness, health, environmental, and resource preservation, responsible products and companies… This trend has emerge...

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Cosmed’s Regulatory Congress in 7 points

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On March 22, 2018, the professional association of cosmetics SMEs organized its traditional congress dedicated to cosmetics regulations in Paris. CMRs...

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Passport for Japan (2/3): Japanese cosmetics distribution and market approach

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It is not easy for a French company to approach and penetrate the Japanese cosmetics market. At a workshop dedicated to Japan on March 20, 2018, Busin...

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Passport for Japan (1/3): the Japanese cosmetics market

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They live on the other side of the world and are known for being complex to understand (at least for Westerners), and more Asian than Asians… but the ...