Certified organic

The certification of cosmetics is a voluntary decision that is not required by law.

To obtain this certification, we turned to ECOCERT, an independent certification body, the work of which is verified by the French public accreditation authority, (Cofrac).

Active in the development of certification standards since 1991, the organization promotes an end-to-end approach, from the field to the consumer, with standards in both organic farming and the production of organic foodstuffs and cosmetics.

It is the world’s first independent certifying body for organic cosmetics and has certified over 1,400 businesses and more than 25,000 products in 130 nations worldwide.

ECOCERT certifies 90% of all organic products within the European Community and 30% of all organics worldwide.

Thanks to the organization’s global green vision, they have also developed environmental certification standards, including:

• Environmental management
• Protection of biodiversity
• Sustainable agriculture

as well as standards for climate change, including:

• Carbon footprint
• Reforestation and solidarity

The COSMOS-standard signature is a consumer guarantee for organic and natural cosmetics that you can trust. To date over 24,000 products in 70 countries carry our COSMOS ORGANIC or COSMOS NATURAL signature. Over 10,000 ingredients carry our COSMOS CERTIFIED signature. Over 7,000 raw materials carry our COSMOS APPROVED signature.

The COSMOS-standard defines the criteria that companies must meet to ensure consumers that their products are genuine organic or natural cosmetics produced to the highest feasible sustainability practices.

The COSMOS-standard is guided by four core principle:

• Promoting the use of products from organic agriculture, and respecting biodiversity.
• Using natural resources responsibly and respecting the environment.
• Using processing and manufacturing that are clean and respectful of human health and the environment.
• Integrating and developing the concept of “green chemistry”.

To know more: https://www.cosmos-standard.org/about-the-cosmos-standard

The standards that ECOCERT applies to the certification of natural and organic cosmetics are among the most stringent in the world, and their validation process encompasses:

packaging:

• only 100% recyclable raw materials are allowed
• over-packaging is not allowed and only primary packaging should be used when possible
• controls of technical, production aspects of packaging are conducted
• information provided on labeling is verified

ingredients:

• at least 95% of the raw materials used must be of natural origin
• at least 95% of the raw materials of plant origin must be the product of organic farming
• 10% of all raw materials used must be the product of organic farming
• products must not contain GMOs, parabens, phenoxyethanol, nano-particles, silicones, PEGs, synthetic colors or fragrances
• only six substances are allowed to be used as preservatives

production methods:

• environmental sustainability (energy consumption, use of resources) must be ensured
• worker and consumer safety must be ensured
• certified measures of health and hygiene must be adopted

raw materials:

• certified organic and natural
• solely from certified suppliers
• produced in accordance with certified production processes

The result is a greater guarantee for the consumer.