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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, February 9, 2015

When the cross channel creates the concept of increased store

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Béatrice Boussard, Founder & Manager of Sens'O, a retail marketing consulting firm, conducted the study "1, 2, 3 Contacts" Beauté on behalf of POP...

Monday, January 19, 2015

China: market and regulations

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At Cosmed’s International Congress last December 15, 2014, Tommy Kong, General Manager of Cosmetic Division of REACH24H Consulting Group, presented th...

Thursday, January 15, 2015

ASEAN: market and regulations (3)

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At the International Encounters held by Cosmed on 15 December 2014, UbiFrance Vietnam trade advisor Sylvie Fure and ASEAN Cosmetics Association VP A...

Monday, January 12, 2015

ASEAN: market and regulations (2)

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At the International Encounters held by Cosmed on 15 December 2014, UbiFrance Vietnam trade advisor Sylvie Fure and ASEAN Cosmetics Association VP Ala...

Thursday, January 8, 2015

ASEAN: market and regulations (1)

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At the International Encounters held by Cosmed on 15 December 2014, UbiFrance Vietnam trade advisor Sylvie Fure and ASEAN Cosmetics Association VP Ala...

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

India: market and regulations

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At Cosmed’s International Congress last December 15, 2014, Matthieu Lefort, Director of the UbiFrance office in India, and Alain Khaiat, Vice-Presiden...

Monday, December 29, 2014

South Korea: market and regulations

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At Cosmed’s International Congress on December 15, 2014, Hyeun-Suk Oh, Export Advisor of UbiFrance South Korea, and Tiger Kim, CEO of Korean firm Cosm...

Monday, December 22, 2014

Japan: market and regulations

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At Cosmed’s International Congress last December 15, 2014, Mikako Shiina, Export Development Manager of UbiFrance Japan, Yoko Nakamura, former delegat...

Thursday, December 18, 2014

When cosmetics leave traces

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Even when present in extremely low concentrations and when their presence is unavoidable, traces of impurities, contaminants, and prohibited substance...

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Cosmetics: how to be sustainable... sustainably

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You’d be hard pressed to find a congress that doesn’t address it at least once, or even devote an entire day to it: sustainability seems to be the new...

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The place of standards in cosmetics regulations

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European regulations, national laws, guidelines from various professional organizations… the regulations which apply to cosmetics ensue from several t...

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Current state of the luxury sector

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The luxury sector had mixed results in 2014: slowdown in China, tensions in Russia, disenchantment of traditional customers… So what will be the targe...