Premium C-beauty brand Mao Geping Cosmetics has partnered with LVMH-backed equity firm L Catterton to accelerate the brand’s expansion into international prestige beauty markets. Rather than being a direct capital...

Switzerland has adopted one of the strictest regulatory limits on furocoumarins in cosmetics, setting an upper limit of 1 ppm for leave-on products. Effective from January 1 this year, the move aims to control the organic...

France’s ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics has come into effect. Starting January 1, 2026, the production, import, and sale of any product — including cosmetics — that does not have...