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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.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Opinion - Sunscreens: who does mislead whom?

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Following the release, by 60 Millions de Consommateurs journal, of an article that questions the accuracy of the SPFs displayed on sunscreens, the Fre...

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Anne Dux: the new Regulation? Nobody's ready!

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We have written about it, again and again: the new Cosmetics European Regulation, number 1223/2009, which replaces the current Directive, with many ne...

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Perfumery: guidelines to apply the Cosmetics Regulation

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The Cosmetics Regulation, implemented in its entirety on 11 July 2013, implies new obligations for the perfumery distributors. In order to help its me...

Monday, July 1, 2013

An association to secure the Grasse know-how

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Grasse, the country of perfume, in South-Eastern France. The Patrimoine Vivant du Pays de Grasse (Living Heritage of the Grasse area) association will...

Friday, June 21, 2013

IFRA: 47th Amendment to the Code of Practice

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The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has officially notified the 47th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice as part of the industry’s ongoi...

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

2nd public enquiry on the "Well-being Spas" standard

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Last October, the professionals of the "well-being" sector were requested to give their comments on the standard draft designed to professionalize the...

Monday, June 3, 2013

FEBEA: a conference to avoid getting mad

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Cosmetics packaging has made its grand entrance in the Cosmetics Regulation, which will be implemented in its entirety on 11 July 2013. The French FEB...

Monday, June 3, 2013

Cosmeeting Middle East, the gateway to emerging markets

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Highly potential markets like the Middle East, India, Russia, or South Africa will meet the brands presented by Cosmeeting Business Meetings during tw...

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Cosmetics advertisement: a first assessment of ARPP

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The French Advertising Regulation Authority (ARPP, after its French Acronym) has just released its first sector-specific assessment dedicated to cosme...

Monday, May 27, 2013

Regulatory and International: the coming Cosmed meetings

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It is now as a habit: Cosmed invites you in Paris for two days of convention, in June. In the agenda of the June 11 Regulatory Meetings: an exhaustive...

Monday, April 29, 2013

When Dove tells us that we are worth it... more than that, indeed

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As you know, CosmeticOBS- L’Observatoire des Cosmétiques never does, to keep its independence when providing information and evaluations, the promotio...

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Cosmed: The Gretare Western branch is officially launched

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It is already operational, since 2010, but the Grand Ouest (Gretare Western) branch of the Cosmed association will be officially launched on 16 May 20...