CBD is the ingredient we talk about, not just in city salons. Almost everyone is working on this question, without asking too much regarding the question of the regulatory future of the "thing". …
Zombie cells
You may have heard of zombie cells. This is a new concept that is starting to be discussed in Cosmetology, even if it has been known for a few years. These zombie cells are in fact senescent cells …
Tragacanth
Gum tragacanth, like some others natural gum, has been somewhat forgotten. Back to this interesting ingredient. Gum tragacanth, also called dragon gum, is an exudate obtained from the dried …
Linseed: the great forgotten oil
Rather curiously, if you leaf through cosmetics formularies – even old ones – linseed oil rarely appears. It even seems to be very little or never used. On the contrary, flax is widely grown: its …
Up cycling.
This term refers to an approach which has recently gained much ground in our trades. Lavoisier told us that “nothing is lost, nothing is created; everything is transformed”! This aphorism is …
Cosmetofood
COVID unfortunately led to the cancellation of the U'Cos 2020 conference which was to be held in Guingamp in March 2020 on the theme of Cosmetofood. Jean Claude LE JOLIFF was invited to give the …