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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, March 23, 2022

Expanscience joins the B Corp Beauty Coalition

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A company with a mission, and once again certified B Corp, Expanscience joins forces with 40 B Corp companies around the world to accelerate the trans...

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

DKSH France receives Platinum EcoVadis certification

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DKSH France, a distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients for the chemical, cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical industries, has been recognized...

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Financial support from Cosmed to its exporting SMEs

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On the occasion of the “Beauty World Middle East” trade show in Dubai, which will be held from October 31 to November 2, 2022, Cosmed is providing fin...

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

U'Cosmetics 2022 winners

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Every year for the past 13 years, the UCO Bretagne Nord has gathered students from all over France around a competition whose objective is to present ...

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Colgate-Palmolive embraces sustainability

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The hygiene products group has just presented its roadmap to 2025. The main objective is to reduce the packaging of its products and to introduce more...

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Shiseido renews partnership with World Surf League

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It’s a rolling deal between the cosmetics brand and the organization dedicated to surfing. Since 2019, the two entities have been working together to ...

Monday, March 14, 2022

Russian-Ukrainian conflict: FEBEA and COSMED responses

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What is the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on French cosmetic companies? What positions have they adopted, in solidarity with the Ukrainian populat...

Monday, March 7, 2022

Second cosmetics sector Committee: "effective and concrete"

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Developing a strategic vision common to all players in the industry, cooperating with public authorities, taking up the challenges raised by ecologica...

Monday, March 7, 2022

Berkem-Unipex distribution agreement

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The Berkem Group, a player in plant-based chemistry, and Unipex, a specialist in the distribution of specialities, have announced their exclusive dist...

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Colgate-Palmolive launches its scholarship

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The company specializing in hygiene products wants to participate in equal opportunities. That’s why Colgate-Palmolive has set up the “Inspire Our Fut...

Monday, February 28, 2022

3Rs strategy: French government financial support to the sectors

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On 22 February 2022, the Ministry of Ecological Transition announced that, as part of the national 3Rs strategy (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle single-use pla...

Monday, February 28, 2022

Davines is committed to the preservation of the oceans

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To try to respond to the problem of marine pollution, the Davines group has renewed its partnership with the Plastic Bank association. The goal for 20...