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COSMOS STANDARD is a non-commercial association that was established in 2010 by leading European certification organizations. The founders were BDIH (Germany), Cosmebio and Ecocert (France), Soil Association (England) and ICEA (Italy). Together they developed an international standard for natural and organic cosmetics, which combines several European certification schemes into one.
Products certified by COSMOS-Standard are always marked with the logo of one of the founders with addition of the phrase "COSMOS NATURAL" or "COSMOS ORGANIC".

COSMOS-ORGANIC standard:
- At least 95% of ingredients must be natural. It is possible to use up to 5% of synthetic ingredients from the ingredients approved by this standard. 
- At least 95% of herbal ingredients must be organic. 
- At least 20% of ingredients from the total product weight should be organic for non-washable products and not less than 10%  - for washable .
- Exact percentage of organic components must be specified.

COSMOS-NATURAL standard: 
- Products must contain organic ingredients, but  percentage is not specified.
- Optionally manufacturer can specify percentage of organic ingredients from the total product weight at the back label.

Ecocert (France) is an independent organization specializing in organic certification of products and processes of production. It extends its activities to cosmetics, household chemicals, food and textiles. Guaranteeing purity and quality, the ECOCERT certificate is both the most stringent and prestigious standard among the manufacturers of natural and organic cosmetics. It conducts inspections in over 80 countries, making it one of the largest organic certification organizations in the world.

Cosmebio (France) since the establishment of organization in 2002, the main activity of this French association is development of norms and specifications for the production of natural cosmetics.

Cosmebio includes about 400 members in France and abroad (laboratories, manufacturers of cosmetic products, ingredient suppliers).

 

ICEA (Italy) - the main certifying organization in Italy. ICEA and its branches around the world unite 300 accredited experts and more than 13,000 organizations involved in the production of natural and environmentally friendly products. Together with the Association of Organic Agriculture, they developed standards for organic cosmetics, and today all over the world they provide servi

ces for the certification of harmless, natural cosmetics. Initially, this certificate was created for the food industry, but was then extended to the other industries: natural cosmetics, ecological construction and textile products, personal care products, household chemicals, furniture and components for it. ICEA also accredits bio beauty saloons. In order for the cosmetic product to receive the ICEA certificate, 95% of all its agricultural ingredients must be grown organically. In addition, at least 10% of the total weight of the ingredients should be organic.

Natural cosmetics, certified by ICEA, meet the following requirements: 

• Consist of certified natural herbal and animal components 
• Do not contain any prohibited harmful substances 
• Do not contain genetically modified products 
• Not tested on animals
• Do not contain alcohol 
• The product is made in biodegradable packaging 
• There are no oil refining products, synthetic dyes, flavors and forbidden preservatives