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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.

Friday, July 27, 2012

ICCR sixth annual meeting

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The International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR) held its sixth annual meeting (ICCR-6) July 10-13, 2012 in Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A. to...

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Beyond Beauty, 10th edition anniversary!

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In 10 years, the Paris-based event became the reference for beauty & wellness innovations and trends. Beyond Beauty is defined as the think tank/f...

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Cosmed: a new organisational chart and a new Board of Directors

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The Cosmed General Assembly was held on June 20, in Paris. Under the stewardship of Jean-Marc Giroux, the association of the cosmetic industry moves o...

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The world's main cosmetics groups

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From SMEs to multinational companies, the actors of the cosmetic industry the world over are numerous and different. The consumer may think that, by s...

Monday, May 14, 2012

Cosmed: the Parisian office is back to service

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It already existed, at least, on paper, since 2009. With a new manager, a new steering committee, a new budget and a new road map, the Cosmed Parisian...

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Organic cosmetics: a standard in 2014?

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It was sometimes deplored that for natural and organic cosmetics, we did not have an independent reference system, supported by an administrative auth...

Friday, March 30, 2012

Without, without, without... but with some ideas!

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The "without" cosmetic. That was the topic of the 3rd edition of U’cosmetics, both a conference and a competition, held in Guigamp (Brittany), on Marc...

Monday, February 6, 2012

To a third-rate Advanced Technician Certificate?

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In September 2012, a newly designed Advanced Technician Certificate (BTS or Brevet de Technicien Supérieur, in French) in Aesthetics, Cosmetic, Perfum...

Friday, February 3, 2012

Cosmebio is ten years-old ... and has grown!

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Through its green oval and the three capital letters BIO, the Cosmebio logo is often seen on the cosmetics certified as organic. The Professional Asso...

Thursday, February 2, 2012

What about COSMOS arriving for real?

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One was on the verge to think that the interplanetary rocket launched by the European organic cosmetics labelling bodies was lost in the Cosmos maze, ...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Colipa is given a new look, and is known now as Cosmetics Europe

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The European association of Cosmetics Industries has just releases its new name. Previously known as COLIPA, it is now Cosmetics Europe – The Personal...

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The cosmetic industry ready to hire... specialized skills especially

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The Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster has just released a prospective survey on four strategic areas (Vegetable, Formulation, Packaging, Sensory...