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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, January 6, 2025

French DGCCRF: an update on the 2023, 2024 and 2025 inspections

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At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, DGCCRF representatives Virgi...

Monday, January 6, 2025

The implementation of French Anses' “cosmetics” missions

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One year ago, Anses became a new player in the French cosmetics safety landscape. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragra...

Monday, January 6, 2025

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the authorities

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Following their respective speeches at the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 Novembe...

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Claims section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, ...

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Revision of the ‘’Sunscreen products‘’ Recommendation: subjects under discussion

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Work on revising the European Commission’s “Sunscreen products” Recommendation began in early summer 2024. At Cosmetic Days, organised by Cosmed on 3 ...

Monday, December 16, 2024

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Regulations / Labelling section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, ...

Monday, December 16, 2024

The draft Green Claims Directive and its practical implications

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Sammy Drissi Amraoui recently joined the French General Commission for Sustainable Development, a cross-cutting department of the Ministry of Ecologic...

Monday, December 9, 2024

Yes, the GPSR applies to cosmetics!

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It is not revolutionary in its principle, since its aim is to ensure that products on the market are safe. But it deserves to be fully understood, par...

Monday, December 2, 2024

The European Commission's programme following the abandonment of the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation

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After more than three years of reflections, discussions, projects and uncertainties, the project to revise Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 has been definiti...

Monday, December 2, 2024

Without its revision, what will be the future of the Cosmetics Regulation?

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The late revision of the Cosmetics Regulation… is not over yet. Because now that the project has been officially shelved, it won’t be without conseque...

Monday, December 2, 2024

Hans Ingels, Gerald Renner: the Q&A at the Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress

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On 20 November 2024, at the end of their respective presentations at Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics,...

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Skin variations depending on gender

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You’d think so, but Professor Reinhold Dauskardt, from Stanford University in the United States, has measured and proven it. The structure and barrier...