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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, March 22, 2016

How to comply with the COSMOS-Standard

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Last March 15, 2016, certification body Bureau Veritas organized a web conference on the COSMOS-Standard, this new natural and organic cosmetics stand...

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

A Parliamentary Friendship for the cosmetics industry

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To establish a regular dialogue between parliamentarians and professionals in the cosmetics industry, the professional association Cosmed is initiatin...

Monday, March 21, 2016

For the first time, the trade balance of the cosmetics sector exceeds the threshold of nine billion euros. According to a press release from the FEBEA...

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Triman: an update of ADEME's handbook

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The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) published an updated version of its Triman marking system user’s handbook. This new versio...

Monday, March 7, 2016

U'Cosmetics 2016: the projects in the running

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On February 23, the jury of U'Cosmetics 2016 met in Guingamp to establish the preselection of files for the student competition whose prizes will be a...

Monday, February 22, 2016

Are cosmetics safe?

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The controversy comes up on a regular basis, like an old chestnut: our cosmetics allegedly contain hazardous, toxic substances to which consumers are ...

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Guaranteed free from endocrine disruptors

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It was a real challenge… and Heuliad was ready for it! It is the first cosmetics brand to dare communicate on the absence of endocrine disruptors in i...

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Since 7 November 2002, any employer or head of establishment with one or more employees must draw up a Single Occupational Risk Assessment Document (D...

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The "cosmetic tax" is over!

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The tax on cosmetics (0.1% of turnover) was introduced in the 2012 Social Security Finance Act and has since been renewed. The same finance law for 20...

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

SEURAT-1: towards animal-free safety assessment of chemicals

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A €50 million European public–private partnership (PPP) has paved the way to a new era of assessing chemical safety without using animals. SEURAT-1 – ...

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Straightening and straightening: practical sheets for hairdressers

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Durable smoothing, Japanese, Brazilian, straightening… So many services that it is not always easy for a professional hairdresser to explain to his cu...

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Microplastics: Cosmetics Europe calls for discontinuing their use

On 21 October 2015, Cosmetics Europe published a recommendation on plastic microparticles. Taking into account public concerns about plastic debris in...