Beauty & Wellbeing Market Report - Flipbook - Page 29
How to certify:
Soil Association certification is the gold standard for beauty and wellbeing
products. We offer three schemes for certification – COSMOS Organic,
COSMOS Natural and the Soil Association Health & Beauty standard.
A product can be labelled as organic if it contains a minimum percentage
(defined in the standard) of ingredients from organic farming. In addition, a
very high percentage of agricultural ingredients, such as oils and extracts,
must be organic.
The Soil Association Health & Beauty standards cover a range of product
categories including home cleaning, healthcare, pet care and candles that do
not fall under the COSMOS standard.
To join our organic and natural family by certifying, or to find out more, please
email beautywellbeingsupport@soilassociation.org
COSMOS Organic
COSMOS Natural
Soil Association H&B
(non-cosmetic)
All ingredients used are
checked
✔
✔
✔
GM Free
✔
✔
✔
Protection for vulnerable
plants
✔
✔
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No animal testing
✔
✔
✔
Only natural derived
colours and fragrances
are used
✔
✔
✔
Restrictions over the use
of petrochemicals
✔
✔
✔
May include organic
ingredients
✔
✔
✔
Must include a minimum
% of organic ingredients
✔
✘
✔
Calculations for the
number of organic
ingredients in the product
required
✔
✘
✔
Manufacturers are
inspected at least annually
✔
✔
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Environmental
management systems are
in place to minimise waste
✔
✔
✔
Packaging standards
✔
✔
✔
Applicable to noncosmetics such as home
cleaning products and
candles
✔
✔
✔
Guarantee
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