6 April 2025PPWR : What you will need to know about cosmetic product packagingThe (Proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – EU n°2025/40) is […]
26 February 2025PFAS, France takes a major leap forward! Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS are a very large group of chemical […]
21 January 2025Are you sure you get the difference between an EU/UK Responsible Person and a US Responsible Person?Since the MoCRA (Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act) became law in the United […]
15 March 2024Environmental claimsIt’s a fact: Cosmetics industry companies are including more and more environmental claims […]
4 January 2024EU’s Landmark Ban on Microplastics in Cosmetics In a previous blog (https://clearorg.eu/microplastiques-et-cosmetiques/), we have already talked about how the presence of microplastics […]
22 November 2023What is the cosmetics industry’s responsibility with regards to the application of the Nagoya protocol? Introduction to the Nagoya Protocol: Overview of the ABS protocol adopted in Nagoya, […]
13 September 20232023 Cosmetic Evolution : unpacking the new allergen labelling and IFRA 51st amendmentA number of major changes have occurred in the cosmetics and perfumes regulatory […]
21 July 2023ARE STYRENIC DERIVATIVES SOON TO BE BANNED FROM OUR PACKAGING? THE “CLIMATE AND RESILIENCE” LAW LAUNCHES THE MOVEMENT…France has introduced a number of laws to tackle the looming ecological catastrophe […]
30 May 2023MAJOR CHANGES TO US REGULATIONS: THE MOCRA is here…It’s done! On 29 December 2022, Joe Biden promulgated the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act; […]
12 April 2023Endocrine disruptors : still hot newsIn order to improve consumer communications, the “loi anti-gaspillage pour une économie circulaire” […]
3 March 2023Animal testing in Europe: a look at how the cosmetics industry deals with the subject!According to a 2021 survey*, more than 70% of French people still think […]
27 January 2023Cosmetic product refills available from retail outlets: another step forwards for responsible beauty!Since the application of article 41 of the (French) Law n° 2020-105 dated 10 […]
5 January 2023Clear wishes you a dynamic, regenerating, variegated and pluralistic new yearLet’s be honest! 2022 will have been a tense and chaotic year for many […]
8 December 2022ALLERGENS: The new upcoming European labelling regulations!The European Union is planning to update its allergen labelling regulations very soon. […]
23 November 2022My product is rich !More and more brands are looking at highlighting specific ingredients, and using this […]
13 October 2022Sorting cosmetic wasteReducing waste and managing it better: a major concern for cosmetics industry legislation. Here’s […]
9 September 2022CBD in cosmeticsOver the past few years a large number of products containing Cannabidiol, better […]
12 July 2022UKCA marking: How to carry on doing business on the British market, post-BREXIT?Two distinct conformity marks: CE and UKCA We will now all have to […]
19 January 2022CLEAR celebrates its 10th anniversary this year!Since the first idea of becoming a marketer in Europe for the cosmetics […]
13 September 2021What you need to know before going into e-commerce in FranceAccording to the (French) e-commerce and mail-order sales federation (FEVAD), during the first […]
27 May 2021HOW DOES THE NEW CHINESE COSMETICS MARKET REGULATORY FRAMEWORK (CSAR) IMPACT TRADE WITH EUROPE?After years of waiting, China has finally published its overhauled regulatory framework for […]
23 April 2021Octocrylene: the new “cat among the pigeons” of the cosmetics industryOctocrylene (CAS No 6197-30-4, EC No 228-250-8) is an ultraviolet filter that can […]
14 October 2020The labeling of a cosmetic productThe labeling of a cosmetic product is a means of communicating essential information […]
6 May 2020Organic or Natural cosmeticsDue to increased awareness of environmental protection and an increased consumer desire to […]
31 March 2020Vegan cosmetics: what do you mean by that?The last years have seen the development of diets based on an ecological […]
8 January 2020The skin microbiome, a hot topic for the cosmetic industry ?The Interest in the study of microbiomes has exploded since 2007, when the […]
24 October 2019Microplastics and cosmeticsFor environmental reasons, we hear a lot about microplastics but what is a […]
19 June 2019HOW CAN WE AVOID ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR CHEMICALS ?WHY ARE WE SO AFRAID OF THESE MODERN-DAY POISONS: ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR CHEMICALS ? […]
10 June 2019BREXIT: WHO IS CONCERNED AND WHAT MUST BE DONE ?CLEAR CONSULTING CAN HELP YOU. Many of those involved in the cosmetics market […]
1 June 2019WHEN THE FRENCH PROFESSIONAL ADVERTISING REGULATORY BODY (ARPP) LOOKS INTO COSMETIC PRODUCTSThe ARPP, the French Professional Advertising Regulatory Body (previously known as the Advertising Control […]