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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, April 16, 2014

Biodiversity: the 2014 Barometer

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By 2020, the world’s citizens should be aware of biodiversity, according to the United Nations’ 2020 targets. The UEBT Biodiversity Barometer helps me...

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Perfumes: "Saving Private Allergen"

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Is perfumery as we know it today threatened by the Cosmetic Regulation? There is a growing concern in the industry about the latest projects on the Eu...

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Cosmetics: the borders are changing!

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Is my product a ‘true’ cosmetic or is it ‘borderline’? Can it also be considered a biocide, a medical device, or even a drug? The answer to these ques...

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

In the waters of marketing

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Cosmetics are products comprising formulas, packaging, and so on, but they are also promises of efficacy or a sensual experience, claims, and stories ...

Monday, March 31, 2014

Fight against counterfeiting: customs are your ally!

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Can we be right about the counterfeiting of our cosmetic products? What to do when you are a victim, or even only when you can be the target? What act...

Monday, March 31, 2014

A new feminine body, or the ultimate stage of beauty

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“Nowadays feminine aesthetic passions are increasingly stirred by the body image and body care: the great challenge of beauty is for our body to remai...

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Water enhances innovation in the cosmetics industry

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It is essential to our lives and skins. Although the trend is currently towards anhydrous cosmetics, it still seems useful to remind everyone that wat...

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Bacteria: our friends... and the future of our cosmetics? (Part III)

The microbiota, which was the focus of the presentation by Marie-Alice Dibon and Maryelle Allemand at the Matinales de la Cosmétique, has the potentia...

Monday, February 10, 2014

Bacteria: our friends... and the future of our cosmetics? (Part II)

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The recent discovery of the existence of the microbiota may deeply change our relationship with the world and with ourselves, our system of values, ho...

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Bacteria: our friends... and the future of our cosmetics? (Part I)

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Science and trend come together: a new perspective on coherent development for cosmetic products. From the title alone, one could have feared that Mar...

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Cosmetic product stability: the container/content aspects

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A cosmetic product is nothing – or at least it cannot be used – without its packaging. However, these multi-functional packages may also provoke the i...

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Cosmetic product stability: the photo-induced aspects

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Everyone likes the sun… although its rays, which are often so pleasant, can have quite deleterious effects on cosmetic products: colour, smell and sta...