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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.

Monday, April 13, 2026

DGCCRF inspections for 2024–2025: the Claims review

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At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on April 1, 2026, Flore Pluvinage, Editor in charge of cosmetics at the DGCCRF, presented the results of survey...

Thursday, April 9, 2026

DGCCRF inspections for 2024–2025: the GMP review

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At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on 1 April 2026, Vanessa Picot, Deputy Head of Office 5B at the DGCCRF (Directorate-General for Competition, Co...

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

DGCCRF Inspections for 2024–2025: An overview

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At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on 1 April 2026, the entire team from Office 5B of the DGCCRF was present to present a review of its activities...

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

French cosmetovigilance: the 2024/2025 review

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At the 26th Cosmed Regulatory Congress on 1 April 2026, Élodie Lontsi, Scientific Project Manager – Cosmetovigilance and Tatouvigilance at ANSES, revi...

Friday, January 30, 2026

What does the future hold for palm oil in cosmetics?

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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 “P...

Thursday, January 8, 2026

MoCRA enforcement in the USA: a status update

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It is two years old, but the implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the regulatory framework for cosmetics in the Un...

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

A world tour of allergen labelling

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At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on 19 and 20 November 2025, Linh de Beaucorps and Juliette Blès from FEBEA re...

Monday, December 15, 2025

Fragrance ingredients under the spotlight

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At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held by Cosmetic Valley on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Hum...

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Some information about IFRA 52

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At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Human Safety Sciences ...

Monday, December 8, 2025

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the DGCCRF

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Following their presentation at the 23rd Cosmetic Valley Regulatory Issues - Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on November 19 and 20, 2025, repre...

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Regulations - Safety assessment section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley’s 23rd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 19 and 20 November 2025, ...

Thursday, December 4, 2025

French DGCCRF inspections in 2024, 2025, and 2026

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At the Cosmetic Valley’s 23rd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 19 and 20 November 2025, DGCCRF representatives Virgi...