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What does the future hold for palm oil in cosmetics?

During the 5th edition of the Lipids & Cosmetics Congress, held on January 28 and 29, 2026, a round table discussion was organized on the theme “Palm oil: what does the future hold?” Hervé Plessis, CEO of Stéarinerie Dubois, Philippe Guariloff of Chanel, Julie Cortal of Nopalm Ingredients, Antoine Piccirilli, Scientific Director of La Fabrique Végétale, and Marie-Odile Hecht, Director of Cosmoya, outlined possible answers to this question.

MoCRA enforcement in the USA: a status update

It is two years old, but the implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the regulatory framework for cosmetics in the United States, has not yet reached full maturity. Some rules are still missing, while the implications of those already in effect can be measured. At the 23rd Cosmetic Valley Regulatory Issues - Fragrances & Cosmetics Congress held on November 19 a...

A world tour of allergen labelling

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on 19 and 20 November 2025, Linh de Beaucorps and Juliette Blès from FEBEA revisited the issue of international acceptance of mandatory European labelling for “new” allergens, providing an update on the situation in different countries and geographical areas.

Fragrance ingredients under the spotlight

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held by Cosmetic Valley on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Human Safety Sciences at Givaudan, presented an overview of fragrance ingredients “under the spotlight” in Europe, whether or not they are targeted for classification as CMRs.

Some information about IFRA 52

At the 23rd Regulatory Issues Conference - Perfumes & Cosmetics held on November 19 and 20, 2025, Frédéric Lebreux, Head of Human Safety Sciences at Givaudan, presented an overview of fragrance ingredients “under the spotlight,” whose conditions of use are set to change or which are threatened with prohibition. He began by providing an overview of the upcoming changes to IFRA Standards.

Monday, October 9, 2023

Cosmetics and the microbiome: a regulatory framework... under construction!

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Are living micro-organisms cosmetic ingredients? Do products designed to act on the skin microbiome fall within the scope of European Cosmetics Regula...

Monday, September 11, 2023

"New" allergens: the labelling rules

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New allergens to be labelled, new INCI names, new groups of substances to be declared under the same grouping name… the “Allergens” Regulation brings ...

Monday, August 28, 2023

Labelling of the "new" allergens: the impact on international markets

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Labelling “new” allergens as Europe will require is one thing, but getting this new labelling accepted in every country in the world is quite another....

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Some news on the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation

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Initially announced for before the summer, the European Commission’s proposal to revise Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 will not finally arrive until a...

Monday, April 17, 2023

Hemp-derived ingredients: what you need to know before using them

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They are increasingly “trendy” but are still subject to controversial perceptions. However, ingredients derived from hemp, Cannabidiol (or CBD) in par...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

The draft "Deforestation-free" Regulation and its impact on cosmetics

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Like so many other European regulations with an environmental focus, it is one of the consequences of the Green Pact that the European Commission pres...

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

The new organisation of French cosmetics control authorities

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The reform was enacted at the very end of 2022, through a provision inserted in the 2023 Finance Act. As of 1 January 2024, the ANSM will leave the co...

Monday, April 3, 2023

MoCRA, the new cosmetic deal in the US

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Voted by the US Congress on December 29, 2022, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) will profoundly change the regulatory framework f...

Monday, February 6, 2023

Organic AMPPs in France

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AMPPs (aromatic and medicinal perfume plants) are high value-added ingredients in cosmetic products, and the basis of many essential oils. During the ...

Monday, January 23, 2023

What if essential oil mixtures were more protective than we thought?

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One would be tempted to think that the more of them there are in a mixture, the stronger the allergenic character of essential oils… During the Aromad...

Monday, January 16, 2023

The revision of the Cosmetic Regulation on the dark side

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While the European Commission’s legislative proposal for the revision of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 is expected in the first quarter of 2023, many...

Monday, January 9, 2023

Risk assessment of essential oils: is constituent analysis adequate?

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As part of the revision of the CLP Regulation, the European Commission is proposing to classify a multi-constituent substance on the basis of the haza...