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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, July 12, 2017

Safety assessment: 0 deviation for 0 controversy?

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On June 29, 2017, ANSM (French National Agency of Medicine and Health Products Safety) invited cosmetics safety assessors to their premises for an inf...

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

The importance of the environment in CSR

According to the European Union, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a ‘concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in ...

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Cosmetics: what consumers really think about them

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When NGOs, consumer associations, or the general press talk about cosmetics, it is often to denounce the hazards associated with the use of certain in...

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

When beauty and data become one

Customer data has been a real gold mine for companies for a few years. It represents significant trade and marketing advantages if it is efficiently u...

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

No, anti-inflammatory ingredients do not have any impact on the SPF!

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At the Sun Protection Conference held in London on June 6-7, 2017, Dr Ludger Kolbe, of Beiersdorf, provided scientific studies to respond to a recurri...

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Sunscreen products: what if they protected without doing any harm?

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Sun exposure is recognized for being a factor of skin affections and cancers. However, UV rays are also responsible for biological mechanisms whose po...

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Distance selling, e-commerce and duty free: what is the regulatory framework?

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If the different distance selling channels are known to consumers and make it easier for them to shop, most often, distributors are not aware of the r...

Monday, June 26, 2017

Cosmetics Europe: risk, always risk, nothing but risk!

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As usual, the 2017 edition of the Cosmetics Europe Week started with a speech delivered by the President of the European association. Loïc Armand also...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Sun exposure: the right balance

Attention is often drawn to the harmful effects of the sun’s UV rays on the skin and health. At the Sun Protection Conference held in London on June 6...

Monday, June 19, 2017

Claims, CMRs, nanos: 3 announcements from the European Commission

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At the Rencontres Réglementaires organized by Cosmed in Paris on June 8, 2017, Salvatore d'Acunto, the Commission’s Head of Unit for Health Technology...

Monday, June 19, 2017

When the selfie generation influences the cosmetics industry

The population aged 25-35, also known as the selfie generation, represents a chunk of people who are hyper-connected and deeply concerned about their ...

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Chinese e-commerce: a new Eldorado for French cosmetics!

French cosmetics are much valued in China, where they are considered prestigious. Their reputation is firmly established, and yet, French companies’ p...