COSMETIC VALLEY at the One Forest Summit 2023
At the invitation of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron to the One Forest Summit in Gabon, the COSMETIC VALLEY cluster represented by Christophe Masson participated alongside Shirley Billot, founder of the Martinican brand Kadalys, in round tables and debates on the issues preservation and sustainable management of forests.
This first day allowed them to:
- Testify to the need for the study of the forest cosmetopeia, real natural wealth and vector of local economic development.
- Recall the regulatory requirements related to the development of natural cosmetic ingredients and products, prerequisites for market access and the protection of people and the planet.
During the 2nd day, COSMETIC VALLEY announced the implementation of a new development tool: a financial allocation of more than 500 k€ for the study of forest cosmetics in the Congo Basin (Central Africa). This funding, carried by the COSMETIC VALLEY endowment fund, will allow the allocation of scholarships for the realization, on site, of internships, doctoral theses and post-doctorates in the field of cosmetopoeia.
This commitment by members of the French cosmetics industry aims to allow the study and inventory, by local players, of plant genetic resources from the forest and their traditional uses for the protection and beauty of the skin and hair. It is a question, beyond the inventory and the conservation of still oral traditions, of contributing to the preservation of the heritage of Africa and of making it, in the respect of the Nagoya protocol and on the initiative of the actors premises, a lever for local economic development.
About the cosmetic
The French perfumery-cosmetics sector brought together and coordinated by COSMETIC VALLEY initiated the concept of cosmetopée in 2010. Like the pharmacopoeia in the field of pharmacy, it aims to make an inventory of natural resources and their traditional uses for the care and well-being of the skin. It is thus a lever for the conservation of biodiversity which drives a new dynamic for a better knowledge of the traditional uses of plants; the first step is to identify and shape the cosmetic properties of the planet's botanical resources.
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