Science, R&D
For its 20th anniversary COSM’ING celebrates the key role of biotechnologies in cosmetics
The 8th annual COSM’ING congress dedicated to cosmetic ingredients and biotechnologies was held from July 4-6, 2018, in Saint-Malo,...
“Authenticating raw materials is a strategic issue”, Patrick Jame, Institute of Analytical Sciences
Patrick Jame, Manager of the isotopic & organic analysis platform at the Institute of Analytical Sciences (ISA - UMR5280) of...
“Optics offer a strong innovation potential for cosmetics”, Mathieu Hébert, Institut d’Optique Graduate School
Mathieu Hébert, Professor and Researcher at Université Jean Monnet, in the city of Saint-Étienne, and at Institut d’Optique Graduate...
Could graphene sparkle a new era for hair dyes?
At the time of Instagram, of social networks and virtual reality applications, changing of hair colour should be as simple and safe as...
Non-animal testing methods: 3D skin models can be used to test genotoxicity, study finds
Results of an ongoing validation research show that full thickness reconstructed skin models can be used to conduct a genotoxicity test...
Skin and barrier function: What are the advances in science?
Organized by the Société française de cosmétologie (SFC), the last edition of the Jean Paul Marty Days (5 & 6 December 2017) brought...
IFSCC 2017: Pollution and Asia at the core of cosmetics research
This year, the 24th annual IFSCC Conference (International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists) was held in Seoul, South Korea....
Skin microbiota: What are the effects of cosmetic products?
Since the revolution that followed the discovery of the importance of gut microbiome, the cosmetics industry is increasingly questioning...
Gattefossé and Cytoo unveil first results of their research on blue light
The impact of screens’ light on sleep is well known, however its direct biological impacts on the skin are still poorly understood....
Tattoo ink can seep deep into the body: study
Microscopic particles from tattoo ink can migrate into the body and wind up in lymph nodes, crucial hubs of the human immune system,...
