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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.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Endocrine disruptors: a first sum up of the current scientific knowledge

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The 9th Congrès Parfums et Cosmétiques of the Cosmetic Valley (Conferences on Perfumes and Cosmetics), held in Chartres on 23 and 24 November 2011, is...

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Innovation and Regulation: a love/hate relationship!

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Regulation is a regular topic, nowadays, throughout the cosmetic industry, thanks to the future European Regulation enforcement. Is it a positive step...

Monday, October 10, 2011

Second Round Table on Fair Trade in the Perfumes and Cosmetics fields

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On Thursday 6 October 2011, the 2nd Round Table on Fair Trade was held in Paris, set up by and for the professionals of the Perfumes and Cosmetics fie...

Monday, September 19, 2011

How can cosmetic innovation and regulation requirements be compatible?

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This question is more and more essential for cosmetics manufacturers. It is heard in professional conferences/exhibitions as well as in Research and D...

Monday, July 4, 2011

Eco-design of cosmetic products: a civic issue, though uncertain

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To design, to manufacture and to market a cosmetic product so as to minimize its impact on our environment: this is no longer a trendy idea, more a st...

Monday, May 16, 2011

Cosmetic industry and journalism: jarring notes by a complex duo

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The cosmetic industry needs journalists to "market" its product to the public at large. Journalists need the contacts they have with the players of th...

Monday, March 28, 2011

COSMED : Interesting Conferences about Regulation

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COSMED, the French Association of small-and medium-sized cosmetics manufacturers, held its 11th Conference in Marseille on March 24. Many people atten...

Monday, March 21, 2011

Cosmetics: the future is in "reasoned" formulations

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What will our cosmetics be like in the future? How will they be designed? How will they be modified to meet marketing needs, to meet regulations requi...

Monday, February 7, 2011

Stem cells : Prospects Reservoir for Cosmetics?

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They are more and more frequently mentioned on the labels of our cosmetic products. Whether to act on those already present in our skin tissues or to ...

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Biopiracy and cosmetics: trends and ethics

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Continuation of our reports of the Sessions of the Mornings of the , the breakfasts of the professionals of the sector of the beauty and the perfumery...

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Towards a new cosmetics: regulatory trends and issues

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Continuation of our reports of the Morning Sessions of the , always more"tendency"! For this 6th session in April, the sun is shining in the Matinales...

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The ethical commitment of cosmetic brands

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The appeal of brands for ethical billboards is a fairly recent phenomenon, dating back to the early 1980s. Today, ethics is becoming a brand driver: c...