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What can we expect from the new Ecocert Sourcing platform?

On October 15, 2026, CosmeticOBS attended Ecocert’s press conference for the launch of its new Ecocert Sourcing platform. Sara Mayor (Director of the Cosmetics Business Unit at the Ecocert Group) introduced us to this new tool.

Organic cosmetics: sales are rising only in pharmacies

Sales of organic cosmetics are rising in chemists, but falling in organic shops and health and beauty shops. In organic shops, however, the decline is slowing. This is shown by the figures presented by Antonin Le Masle, Business Analyst at OpenHealth, during a webinar organised by Cosmébio and Synadiet on 15 October 2026.

A French FEBEA white paper on digital risks

Digital fraud has ceased to be a marginal phenomenon and has become a systemic threat to businesses, including those in the cosmetics sector. This white paper, which FEBEA has just published, aims to document the scale of the phenomenon and identify the conditions necessary to strengthen protection against it.

Joint call to action against counterfeiting

On September 30, 2026, nine organizations representing European industries, including Cosmetics Europe, released a document calling on the European Union to strengthen liability rules for online platforms and intermediaries in order to better prevent the sale of dangerous, illegal, or counterfeit products to European consumers.

Manifesto for the Digital Transition

In late September 2026, a coalition of organizations published a manifesto outlining recommendations for a digital transition. It advocates for a “one product, one EU Data Carrier” approach and calls for the implementation of a harmonized, flexible, and technology-neutral digital labeling system that would allow certain physical information to be replaced with information accessible online.

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

New record in exports for the cosmetics sector in 2022

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Despite an unfavourable context, and after a very good year in 2021, the French cosmetics industry shows even better performances: the sector records ...

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

U'Cosmetics 2023: 11 finalist teams revealed

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On February 7th, the organizers of the student contest gathered the jury (composed of experts of the cosmetic industry and of which CosmeticOBS is a p...

Monday, February 13, 2023

Launch of the ICCS, for animal-free cosmetic science

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On 8 February 2023, more than 35 cosmetics manufacturers and suppliers, industry associations and animal protection organizations announced the launch...

Monday, February 13, 2023

RetiLife: the 100% natural-origin retinol by Givaudan

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Givaudan announces the introduction of RetiLife, a molecule for anti-ageing and a breakthrough evolution for the cosmetic industry. Indeed, this new a...

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Bpifrance and ADEME launch the "Diag Ecodesign"

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Bpifrance and ADEME are reinforcing their offer of support to companies in their environmental transformation. The new “Diag Ecodesign” should enable ...

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

TechnicoFlor's FlorIndex is validated by AFNOR Certification

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French fragrance house Technicoflor has launched its FlorIndex, a tool for eco-design of fragrance formulas to assess their environmental impact, in 2...

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Firmenich launches the next generation of EcoScent Compass

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Firmenich, the fragrance and taste company, launches EcoScent Compass Next Generation, its integrated science-based impact measurement tool for eco-fr...

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Givaudan acquires a portfolio of cosmetic ingredients from Amyris

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The supplier of raw materials for the beauty industry has just announced the acquisition of several actives developed by the American biotechnology co...

Monday, January 30, 2023

Green industry: open letter from Cosmébio to the French Minister of the Economy

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In an open letter published in January 2023, Cosmébio (Professional Association of Ecological and Organic Cosmetics) questions the French Minister of ...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Winners of the Formulation Award 2023

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Cosmetagora is the annual event that opens the ball of trade shows in the cosmetics industry. Dedicated to formulation, the event allows exhibitors to...

Monday, January 23, 2023

Strategic partnership between the Cosmetic Valley and the Île-de-France Region

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After making it one of the priority sectors in its “Regional Plan for Economic Development, Innovation and Internationalisation”, Impact 2028, the Île...

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Estée Lauder launches an app to help visually impaired people apply makeup

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In an effort to make it easier and more accurate for people with vision impairments to apply makeup, Estée Lauder has developed a voice-assisted app. ...