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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, April 20, 2022

Beiersdorf launches the first skin care product containing recycled CO2

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Beiersdorf has just announced that it has successfully integrated recycled CO2 into one of its formulas. After being collected and processed, the CO2 ...

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Polemic around microplastics in cosmetics

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On 7 April 2022, the NGO “Plastic Soup Foundation” published a report denouncing the presence of microplastics in 87% of cosmetic products from the 10...

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

12 Business France White Papers on exporting to Asia

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Business France has just put 12 White Papers online for French companies wishing to enter the various countries in the Asian zone. Market data, analys...

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Marionnaud expands into the Chinese market

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To meet the growing demand for luxury beauty products in China, Marionnaud opened five new O+O (Offline + Online) shops in Shanghai, Wuhan, Xian and C...

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

A recent study to confirm the effectiveness and safety of organic sunscreens

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The effectiveness, SPF level and safety of organic sunscreen products, based on mineral screens (Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide), are regularly quest...

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Revieve and Shiseido enter the digital makeup consulting business

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Revieve, a specialist in personalised digital brand experiences using artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR), has announced a new par...

Monday, April 11, 2022

Solvay-P&G partnership to boost sustainable guar production in India

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Solvay, a global supplier of naturally-derived polymers for beauty care formulations, has announced that P&G Beauty has joined its Sustainable Gua...

Monday, April 11, 2022

Stéphanie Lumbers takes over the Sustainable Development Department at FEBEA

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The FEBEA (French Federation of Beauty Companies) is strengthening its expertise and services in the field of ecological transition with the arrival o...

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Business France launches the 2nd edition of the French Beauty Booster China

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Business France has just announced the launch of the 2nd edition of the French Beauty Booster China, a comprehensive five-month programme for cosmetic...

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

L'Oréal wants to help consumers better choose their perfume

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If perfume helps define who we are, it’s not always easy to find the right fragrance. To help the most indecisive, L’Oréal and Emotiv (a company speci...

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

L'Occitane group buys Grown Alchemist

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L’Occitane is expanding its brand portfolio. After Erborian and Melvita, it is the turn of Grown Alchemist, an Australian brand, to join the French gr...

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Report on the ecological transition of the French Perfumes and Cosmetics industry: "Good, but can do better"

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Last July, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition had asked the CGEDD (General Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development) to make ...