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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, January 17, 2023

Technicoflor explores gastronome perfume

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TechnicoFlor is exploring a new playground: gastronomy. The perfume house and the Mama Shelter Marseille Hotel have initiated a new experience around ...

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

GPA Global announces the acquisition of Cosfibel Group

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GPA Global announced the acquisition of Cosfibel Group, one of the leading players in luxury promotional packaging, luxury gifting and merchandising s...

Monday, January 16, 2023

Solid cleansing cosmetics: Cosmébio points out a false good idea

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Solid cleansing products have taken over the hygiene and beauty shelves in force. This new formulation seems to be ideal for “Zero Waste” enthusiasts....

Monday, January 16, 2023

FEBEA calls for regulation of super-promotions on personal care products

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In a press release dated 10 January 2023, the French Federation of Beauty Companies (FEBEA), which gathers manufacturers of cosmetic products, 82% of ...

Monday, December 19, 2022

FEBEA and IKW publish a guide to best practices in biodiversity conservation

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France - Germany… this is not a soccer match poster, but the collaboration of two associations of beauty professionals. They worked together to write ...

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Cosmetics Europe brings together the industry to "Commit for our Planet"

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Cosmetics Europe has launched an unprecedented industry-wide initiative, Commit for Our Planet, with the aim of reducing the environmental footprint o...

Monday, December 12, 2022

Cosmetics Sector Committee: the themes of the 3rd meeting

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Chaired by Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate for Industry, the Cosmetics Sector Committee met on 28 November at Bercy for its third working session si...

Monday, December 5, 2022

L’Oréal and the French biotech, Microphyt, announce a strategic partnership

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L’Oréal and the French biotech, Microphyt, announce a strategic partnership in which L’Oréal’s venture capital fund, BOLD (Business Opportunities for ...

Monday, December 5, 2022

Gattefossé wins the INPI 2022 Trophies

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This year, two companies from the cosmetics sector were nominated for the INPI 2022 Awards: SurfactGreen in the Responsible Innovation category and Ga...

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

5 cosmetic companies in the ranking of the most admired brands in France

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Which French companies have a good image and make people want to join them? To find out, Eight Advisory commissioned IFOP to conduct an opinion poll. ...

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The Green Impact Index creates its Consortium

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A group of 25 actors representing more than 1,000 companies, reinforced by several independent consultancies and an academic structure, have decided, ...

Monday, November 28, 2022

Technicoflor: when perfumery meets the Metaverse

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The Metaverse is at our doorstep and the cosmetics industry is planning to take it over. The new collection of fragrances from Technicoflor (a French ...