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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, July 11, 2016

Yes, you are beautiful!

How do you perceive beauty? If you are like most women, you must be quite negative about it. And to say the least, it is a shame, because your confide...

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

American cosmetics regulations (1/2)

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Specific status for colourants, distinction between ‘simple’ products and OTC drugs…. American cosmetics regulations involve very different specificit...

Monday, July 4, 2016

Recognizing the benefits of cosmetics: the background

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Cosmetics undeniably provide benefits for consumers’ health and wellness. Should this aspect be recognized by regulations? Can we officially talk abou...

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Towards a risk/benefit analysis for cosmetics?

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Today, the notion of benefits provided by cosmetic products, whether for consumers (wellness, self-confidence…) or society in general, is not recogniz...

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

The American cosmetics market

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Second world economic power, dollar weaker than the euro, French products associated with a quality image… At the International Days organized by Cosm...

Monday, June 27, 2016

The cosmetics issues under study at the Commission

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At the regulatory and scientific congress held as part of the Cosmetics Europe Week in Brussels last June 13-17, 2016, Salvatore D’Acunto, DG Grow’s H...

Monday, June 27, 2016

Canadian cosmetics regulations (2/2)

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Identical in their principles, but different in many aspects, the regulations governing cosmetics in Canada were presented by Frédéric Lebreux and Séb...

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Canadian cosmetics regulations (1/2)

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If, overall, their principles are the same as anywhere else, the texts governing cosmetics in Canada still contain a few specificities… At the Interna...

Monday, June 20, 2016

The Canadian cosmetics market

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In this vast country spread across six time zones, French cosmetics enjoy an excellent image amongst consumers… At the International Days organized by...

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The 3rd International Skin Meeting

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On April 11, 12 and 13, 2016, A-Derma Dermatological Laboratories hosted the 3rd International Skin Meeting, which gathered over 60 dermatologists rep...

Monday, June 6, 2016

Biodiversity, a tool to enhance brands’ image

Preserving biodiversity has become both a moral obligation towards our planet and a regulatory requirement, since the Nagoya Protocol was signed, as s...

Monday, May 30, 2016

Biodiversity: The Barometer 2016

Since 2009, UEBT (Union for Ethical BioTrade) assessed awareness of biodiversity, and interest in ethical sourcing in 16 different countries. Eight ye...