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Unsold cosmetics: how to donate them

The Agence du Don en Nature (ADN) collects new, non-food items from businesses to redistribute them to people in need. Hygiene and personal care products are the items it is most in need of. Salwa Bosvy, the organisation’s corporate partnerships manager, explained how it works during a webinar organised with Cosmébio on 29 October 2026.

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.

Monday, January 2, 2017

2017, a green year for Pantone

For 17 years, Pantone’s Colour of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, ho...

Monday, December 19, 2016

Cosmébio: your next certification body?

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An announcement to ‘partners’, a letter to members… Cosmébio is about to add a string to their bow and become an active player in organic cosmetics ce...

Friday, December 16, 2016

Grand Musée du Parfum: a smell of success

The Parisian Grand Musée du Parfum opened its doors to the general public on Thursday, December 22. Located in the 8th arrondissement of the capital c...

Monday, October 24, 2016

Cosmetic 360 has great ambitions

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The second edition of the Cosmetic 360 show organized by the Cosmetic Valley was held last October 13-14, 2016, at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. I...

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

COSMOS: the new organic label in January 2017

COSMOS signature will become mandatory for all new organic cosmetic products as of 1st January 2007. This European standard will be materialized by a ...

Monday, October 17, 2016

Beauty Forum Awards: the winners

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Attributed during the Beauty Forum Paris exhibition, held on 9 and 10 October 2016, the Beauty Forum Awards aim to highlight the know-how of beauty an...

Monday, October 10, 2016

A carcinogenic compound in lipsticks caps?

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), federation of environmental citizens’ organisations working for the protection of our environment, denounces ...

Monday, July 11, 2016

Yes, you are beautiful!

How do you perceive beauty? If you are like most women, you must be quite negative about it. And to say the least, it is a shame, because your confide...

Monday, July 11, 2016

Cosmébio changes direction

On June 7, 2016, the Professional Association of Ecological and Organic Cosmetics renewed its Board of Directors by introducing some changes. Romain R...

Monday, July 4, 2016

L'Oréal: 9th world’s most attractive employer

Each year, Universum surveys career seekers everywhere in the world, asking which employers they hold in highest regard. In the 2016 edition, business...

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

40 years of European cosmetics regulations

The first European Directive on cosmetics was adopted in 1976. 40 years later, the initial text has changed a lot, annexes have been added to it, the ...

Monday, June 20, 2016

The Beauty Challenger Awards 2016

During the Alternative Fragrance & Beauty trade show, held in Paris from 16 to 18 June, the 12th edition of the Beauty Challenger Awards handed fo...