CPPS Cosmetology

COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN THE COSMETICS INDUSTRY

OBJECTIVES

The goal is to train professionals specializing in the design, production, and regulation of health products—including cosmetics and dermo-pharmaceuticals—and to enhance their employability through academic and work-study programs using active learning methods.

The Benefits of the CPPS Cosmetology Program

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

A team of dedicated faculty members who are experts in the field: lectures, flipped classroom, tutorials, lab sessions

Mentoring for Master's 1 and 2 Students

Project-Based Learning (PBL): collaboration with a cosmetics company (Master’s 1) and on current topics (Master’s 2)

An apprenticeship program structured to maximize the time spent at the workplace

ongoing engagement with the cosmetics industry

Presentations by more than 30 industry representatives at the seminar: raw materials, regulatory affairs, marketing, packaging: Seppic, JRS, Lubrizol, Gattefossé, Lipoid, Cosmed, Oddo Conseils, Inside Cosmetics, Pierre Fabre, La Roche-Posay, Expensciences, Cosmebio, Carbios…

Company tours: Naos, Avene, SHP, L’Occitane…

Participation in the Cosmetic 360 trade show (Paris) and the JEST Cosmed event (Montpellier)

Access to the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) network and the Cosmed network. Subscription to the trade journal: CosmeticMag

Employment placement

An apprenticeship is a very effective way to land your first job.

Alumni Day to Prepare for Career Entry

LinkedIn page for the CPPS Cosmetology Program

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH THE PROGRAM

Cosmetic product design: formulation development and scale-up: emulsions (cream, cream gel, lotion, nanoemulsion), foaming products, makeup, innovative formulations (lipid nanocapsules, liposomes, microparticles)
Formulation testing: physicochemical and galenic, toxicological, bacteriological
Sensory analysis and clinical evaluation
European and international regulations
DIP preparation, CPNP declaration
Cosmetics Marketing
Operational Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement

SPECIFIC SKILLS GAINED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM

To facilitate career entry into the cosmetics industry (raw material suppliers, contract manufacturers, consultants, cosmetics companies) for leadership roles in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, marketing, R&D, and formulation/quality control

TEACHING SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

3D Printing Education Hub for Healthcare. Learning Lab, flipped classroom, interactive seminars, company visits, project-based learning…
Many external professionals
M1 and M2 programs are open to apprentices, with tailored schedules designed to optimize hands-on training

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

REGULATORY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER | FORMULATION, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER | PROJECT MANAGER

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