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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.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Do cosmetic companies make new graduates dream?

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As it has done every year for the past 13 years, Universum (a firm specializing in employer branding) has compiled a ranking of the companies most cov...

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Beauty Made in France: weaknesses and opportunities

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In the current economic context, the case for “Made in France” is increasingly strong. However, the consumption of “Made in France” products remains a...

Monday, November 14, 2022

100% of Silab's active ingredients notified to the Chinese NMPA

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The ingredient supplier Silab has just announced that 100% of its standard active ingredients are now notified on the NMPA platform (the agency in cha...

Monday, October 31, 2022

Cosmetic Valley signs a partnership with the City of Seoul and the K-Beauty

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On 23 October 2022, at the Korean Cultural Centre in Paris, the Mayor of Seoul, Mr Se-Hoon OH, and the President of Cosmetic Valley, Mr Marc-Antoine J...

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Dove and the beauty canons: the fight continues

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The hygiene brand is known for its strong stance against discrimination against women. And for its new awareness campaign, Dove has conducted a survey...

Monday, October 24, 2022

The 2022 health check of the French cosmetics industry by Emmanuel Guichard (FEBEA)

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How is the cosmetics industry doing in 2022? This is the question that Emmanuel Guichard, the General Delegate of the FEBEA, tried to answer in his op...

Monday, October 24, 2022

Gattefossé and SurfactGreen finalists for the INPI 2022 Trophies

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Two companies from the French cosmetics sector, Gattefossé (supplier of natural cosmetic ingredients) and SurfactGreen (specialised in plant-based sur...

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The French cosmetics sector in the age of energy sobriety

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The French cosmetics sector has long been committed to reducing its environmental footprint and energy consumption. In order to help the whole sector ...

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Cosmetic 360 Awards: the winners

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Like every year, the Cosmetic 360 trade show (organized by Cosmetic Valley during the first two weeks of October at the Carrousel du Louvre) is a show...

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

French organic cosmetics market: good resistance and promising prospects

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On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Cosmébio association commissioned IFOP to conduct a study on the organic cosmetics market and its consume...

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Pierre Fabre at the “Outstanding” level of the Responsibility Europe label delivered by AFNOR Certification

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The Pierre Fabre Group’s social and environmental responsibility policy has just been awarded the “Outstanding” level of the Responsibility Europe lab...

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

L'Oréal signs agreement to acquire Skinbetter Science

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The cosmetics giant has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Skinbetter Science, a US skin care brand. Skinbetter Science products are...