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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.

Friday, August 5, 2022

Export: the French cosmetics market is doing well, according to the French FEBEA

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Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, in charge of foreign trade, attractiveness and French abroad, presente...

Monday, July 11, 2022

IES Ingredients : distributor but not only...

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On June 12, 2022, IES Ingredients, distributor of raw materials for the beauty industry (among others), inaugurated a new site in Allauch. On this occ...

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Sephora honors Chinese cosmetic brands

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The distributor has just announced the launch of its “China Accelerate” program. The objective is to give a better visibility to Chinese beauty brands...

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Circul'Egg sets out to conquer the cosmetics industry

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Since 2020, Circul’Egg has been recycling eggshells from egg breakers to produce biomolecules of interest, such as calcium carbonate, hyaluronic acid ...

Monday, July 4, 2022

The Consortium HE calls on regulatory authorities to review their position on essential oils

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For the past 10 years, the media have widely reported on the potentially allergenic properties of essential oils (EO). While the draft revisions of th...

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Texen awarded EcoVadis Platinum status for its CSR strategy

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Packaging supplier Texen has reached a new milestone. The award from EcoVadis is a sign of the commitment of the entire group and the consecration of ...

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Plastics Europe denounces the inadequacy of collection in France

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While the level of fossil-based plastics production has returned to its pre-Covid 19 pandemic level of activity, Plastics Europe is calling for more s...

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

The Design4Circularity concept of circular cosmetics packaging

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In a unique collaboration for the Personal Care industry, Clariant, Siegwerk, Borealis, and Beiersdorf are combining expertise to tackle the challenge...

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Sarbec Cosmetics doubles its production capacity in France

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Solidly established in France, with three of its four production workshops and its Research and Development laboratory, Sarbec Cosmetics continues to ...

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

A new governance for Robertet

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On 14 June 2022, the Robertet Group confirmed at the General Assembly its new governance structure, which consists of separating the functions of Chai...

Monday, June 27, 2022

Sharon McGuinness new Executive Director of ECHA

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The Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has selected Dr Sharon McGuinness as ECHA’s next Executive Director. Dr McGuinness was on...

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Marionnaud is on its way to sustainability

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For several years, the French beauty products distributor has been making its environmental transition. Today, the company is moving into high gear wi...