Science, R&D
A new website dedicated to efficacy tests for cosmetics
Anne Charpentier, founder of Happyway and a chemical engineer and marketer who has been working in the field of the testing and the...
CTPA responds to study on chemical exposure in teenage girls using cosmetics
A new US study has shown that avoiding cosmetics containing controversial chemicals for just a few days is enough to significantly...
Gene holds key to (no) grey hair: study
Dyeing one’s hair may no longer be the only option for keeping grey at bay, scientists said Tuesday in announcing the discovery of a...
The Cosmétothèque to spread the heritage of cosmetics
After two years of existence, the Cosmétothèque, which aims to act as a curator for cosmetics sciences and techniques, is now featured on...
Bio-printing of human skin: Poietis targets pharmaceutical and cosmetic uses
Three-dimensional printing continues to revolutionise the medical world. Scientists in Bordeaux have created a laser-based technology...
New cell-based tests promise alternative to animal testing
Scientists in the United States published first results for a faster, more efficient way of gauging the toxicity of chemicals, which...
Nanomaterial additives improve performances of cosmetic packaging
Results of the second phase of the NANOPACK research project show that nanomaterial additives in plastic polymers can enhance the...
Jean-Paul Marty Days: Skin microbiota in the focus
The 7th edition of the Jean-Paul Marty Days organized by the French Society of Cosmetology (SFC) gathered a massive crowd around the...
Aging: Shiseido links “sagging skin” to impaired lymphatic function
Shiseido recently unveiled the results of a study demonstrating that impaired function of dermal lymphatic vessels lead to accumulation...
"The time when botanists were analysing isolated plants has gone," Pr. Gilles Comte
As a specialist of botanical resources, Pr. Gilles Comte has headed the Centre for Studies on Natural Substances (Centre d’Étude des...
