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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.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Global Cosmetics Cluster-Europe: the export assistance program

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Convinced that exporting is more than ever the key to the future and recovery, Cosmetic Valley has decided to restructure and strengthen the cluster’s...

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

3rd Cosmed-SVP report on economic and strategic intelligence of companies in the cosmetics industry

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For the third time, Cosmed, the professional association of the cosmetics industry, publishes its economic and strategic intelligence report on compan...

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Global Cosmetics Cluster: towards infinity and beyond

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Alone, we go faster, with several, we go further. The Cosmetic Valley has understood this adage since it has just joined the Global Cosmetics Cluster....

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Tests on animals: we tell you they are forbidden!

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Banned for more than a decade in Europe, animal testing continues to be talked about. And for good reason, many consumers still believe that they are ...

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Skills tourism: a journey to the core of companies

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The Cosmetic Valley has just announced that it is a partner of the call for projects on knowledge tourism launched by the French General Directorate o...

Monday, April 12, 2021

French cosmetics: establishment of a industry committee

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Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy, Finance and Recovery, in charge of Industry, received on March 26, 2021 the vari...

Monday, April 12, 2021

Chartres launches its start-up incubator

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Chartres has just launched the Fabrique de la beauté. This project aims to help entrepreneurs who want to revolutionize the world of beauty and well-b...

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Emmanuel Guichard replaces Patrick O'Quin as head of FEBEA

The FEBEA (French Federation of Beauty Companies) has a new General Delegate: Emmanuel Guichard. He takes over from Patrick O’Quin who has decided to ...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

FEBEA reasserts that sunscreens are safe

Following the study carried out by the CNRS and Sorbonne University, published on Monday 8 March in the American medical journal Chemical Research in ...

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

French export recovery plan: launch of the 2021 tools

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Franck Riester, French Delegate Minister in charge of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness and the founding members of Team France Export (Business France...

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Cosmetic rebound: projects in the Cosmetic Valley

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Like many sectors, cosmetics suffered from the situation induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. From now on, the time has come not for resilience but for r...

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Cosmetic exports 2020: a year of contrasts

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According to the figures updated on February 5th 2021 by the Customs Department, the French cosmetics sector has experienced, internationally, a year ...