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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 2, 2012

The mark of origin

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A “Made in” may boost sales…especially when followed by the word “France”. It may also be mandatory (but not always). When on the label of a cosmetic,...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Cosmetics and health: a relationship for the future ... worth investigating!

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In no way, this is a suggestion to go from a product-on-the-border to a medical device. Obviously, it is important to balance where allegations and cl...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Cosmetics: health products, for real

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The Matinales de la Cosmétique (The Breakfast Meetings - Cosmetics), the professional conferences organized every month by Sylvain-Romain ...

Monday, February 13, 2012

Inspections dealing with Competition issues

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Emmanuelle Gourbin, director of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Febea (the French Federation of Beauty Companies), reminded the audience of the aim of ...

Friday, February 3, 2012

Controls and inspections dealing with cosmetic products - In practice

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“An inspection is like a wedding: an important phase of preparation before, a day or two for the event, and long-lasting consequences, later.” This jo...

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

When "Allergen-free" is essential for essential oils

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“Allergen-free.” The mention is still frequently found on cosmetic labels, a sign of strong consumer demand and the willingness of manufacturers to tr...

Friday, January 27, 2012

Controls and inspections dealing with cosmetic products - In theory

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The French Public Health Code lists the various authorities entitled to inspect the cosmetic industry: pharmacists and MDs who are qualified as inspec...

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Inspections dealing with the chemical regulation (REACH, CLP)

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Catherine Bramaud, scientific advisor at FEBEA, gave an update on the two European regulations, which share the same principle: Member States are resp...

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Cosmetic and LEDs: Tomorrow's advancement?

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A renowned anti-ageing specialist, Dr Claude Dalle has come to explain the numerous attendance of the latest Breakfast Meetings - Cosmetics what he se...

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Alternative methods: Real progress, though still a long road ahead

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Colipa, The European Cosmetics Association, held in Brussels a debriefing on the 8th World Congress on alternative methods to animal testing. Clearly,...

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

GMP: Advice from the French Afssaps

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During the Congress on Perfumes & Cosmetics, held in Chartres on November 23 and 24, 2011, the French Agency for the sanitary safety of health pro...

Monday, November 28, 2011

Trivial, our cosmetics?

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A cosmetic is often considered as a wellness product, used for our pleasure, lightweight as a thin layer of powder. To sum it up, beauty is not always...