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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, April 5, 2022

TechnicoFlor joins the 1% For The Planet community

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TechnicoFlor, a French fragrance house, continues its commitment to the planet by joining the 1% For The Planet collective through its NatFlor® range....

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Biolane gets a makeover

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Happy Birthday! The historic baby care brand is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Half a century and not a single wrinkle. For the occasion, Biolane h...

Monday, April 4, 2022

Symrise strengthens its Fine Fragrance division with two new acquisitions

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Symrise, a supplier of fragrances, flavours, cosmetic ingredients and raw materials, has made a binding offer to acquire 100% of R. Romani - Société F...

Monday, April 4, 2022

Professional federations mobilize for Ukraine

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Cosmed and FEBEA have launched an appeal to all their members to collect essential hygiene products. These donations will then be distributed to Ukrai...

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Sustainability: Unilever wants to partner with start-ups

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The American giant wants to partner with smaller structures to go even further in eco-responsibility. And as there is a real need for sustainable ingr...

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Arcade Beauty designs Kérastase's eco-refills

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It’s a love story between the L’Oréal group and Arcade Beauty. After having designed the refills for the Elvive Colour range, it’s Kérastase’s turn to...

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Philippe Lamy takes over as head of the La Prairie Group

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A new organizational chart has been drawn up for the Beiersdorf Group’s luxury brand. Philippe Lamy has just been appointed CEO, succeeding Patrick Ra...

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Firmenich recognized as one of the most ethical companies in the world

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New award for the Swiss fragrance and flavor company. Firmenich has just been identified by Etisphere (an American organization specialized in measuri...

Monday, March 28, 2022

Enterprise Europe Network launches a supply chain resilience platform

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On 16 March 2022, Enterprise Europe Network launched the platform to address the supply chain disruptions faced by European companies and helps them b...

Monday, March 28, 2022

Launch of the EcoBeautyScore Consortium

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36 cosmetic companies and trade associations have come together to launch the EcoBeautyScore Consortium. The aim of the Consortium is to develop an in...

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

TerraCycle and Monoprix join forces to recycle cosmetics in shops

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Monoprix has joined forces with TerraCycle and L’Oréal France, Signal and Gillette to accelerate and encourage the recycling of hygiene and beauty pro...

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Fleurance nature is committed to reducing the environmental impact of e-commerce

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On 14 March, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition announced that 18 new companies have just signed the “Charter of commitments for the reducti...