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Ecocert was the very first certification body to develop standards for "natural and organic cosmetics".
Introduced in 2003, the specification was drawn up in conjunction with all stakeholders in the value chain, i.e. experts, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, consumers and development organisations.
Ecocert currently supports and guides more than 1,000 companies through their certification processes.
The basic principles of the Ecocert standard
To ensure an environmentally friendly cosmetic product, the Ecocert standard lays down:
1. The use of ingredients derived from renewable resources, manufactured by environmentally friendly processes. Ecocert therefore checks:
2. A minimum threshold of natural ingredients from organic farming to be reached to obtain certification:
/!\: Some ingredients very frequently found in cosmetics (water, salts, minerals) cannot be certified as organic because they are not sourced from farming. For example, shampoos and some creams, mostly composed of water, contain between 10% and 40% organic ingredients, and always 95% natural ingredients. An essential oil, which does not contain water, can be up to 100% organic ingredients.
3. On site audit is performed by an Ecocert auditor.
Consult the documents dedicated to your sector:
List of approved raw materials for natural and organic cosmetics
List of raw materials certified by Ecocert according to Ecocert and Cosmos standards
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