ORGANIC OR NATURAL COSMETICS?
It's not always easy to distinguish between organic and natural cosmetics. In this article, we'll review the differences between these two types of products and help you differentiate them from conventional products.
ORGANIC OR NATURAL COSMETICS?
It's not always easy to distinguish between organic and natural cosmetics. In this article, we'll review the differences between these two types of products and help you differentiate them from conventional products.
DEFINITION OF A NATURAL COSMETIC
Generally speaking, a natural cosmetic is a cosmetic that contains at least 95% natural ingredients.
Recognizing a truly natural cosmetic product isn't always easy, as greenwashing is increasingly prevalent on store shelves. We frequently see cosmetics claiming over 95% natural ingredients, when in fact they contain ingredients that consumers no longer want: silicones, BHT, phenoxyethanol…
To be sure of what you are buying, we advise you to look for the presence of the COSMOS NATURAL logo, which guarantees that the cosmetic has been tested and that it conforms to the definition given above.
More demanding than natural cosmetics, organic cosmetics must rely on ingredients grown according to the rules of organic farming.
DEFINITION OF AN ORGANIC COSMETIC
An organic cosmetic is a natural cosmetic, which is also required to contain a certain percentage of ingredients from organic farming. In this case, at least 95% of what can be organic must be.
The easiest way to recognize it is to look for the oval Cosmébio logo.
WATER AND MINERALS
CANNOT BE ORGANIC
Present in many cosmetics, water cannot be considered organic because it is not cultivated, unlike other ingredients such as plant extracts. The same applies to minerals (clays, etc.), which are directly extracted from nature.
To ensure maximum transparency about the ingredients in your cosmetics, a second percentage is indicated on the products. This tells you the proportion of organic ingredients relative to the total product. This percentage is set at a minimum of 20%.
DEFINITION OF A NATURAL COSMETIC
Generally speaking, a natural cosmetic is a cosmetic that contains at least 95% natural ingredients.
Recognizing a truly natural cosmetic product isn't always easy, as greenwashing is increasingly prevalent on store shelves. We frequently see cosmetics claiming over 95% natural ingredients, when in fact they contain ingredients that consumers no longer want: silicones, BHT, phenoxyethanol…
To be sure of what you are buying, we advise you to look for the presence of the COSMOS NATURAL logo, which guarantees that the cosmetic has been tested and that it conforms to the definition given above.
More demanding than natural cosmetics, organic cosmetics must rely on ingredients grown according to the rules of organic farming.
DEFINITION OF AN ORGANIC COSMETIC
An organic cosmetic is a natural cosmetic, which is also required to contain a certain percentage of ingredients from organic farming. In this case, at least 95% of what can be organic must be.
The easiest way to recognize it is to look for the oval Cosmébio logo.
WATER AND MINERALS
CANNOT BE ORGANIC
Present in many cosmetics, water cannot be considered organic because it is not cultivated, unlike other ingredients such as plant extracts. The same applies to minerals (clays, etc.), which are directly extracted from nature.
To ensure maximum transparency about the ingredients in your cosmetics, a second percentage is indicated on the products. This tells you the proportion of organic ingredients relative to the total product. This percentage is set at a minimum of 20%.
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