Helmut Melzer
Overview in the jungle - The most important natural cosmetics labels and what they promise in terms of health, environmental and animal welfare.
Comprehensive natural cosmetics labels
These natural cosmetics labels observe extensive criteria such as high proportions of organic ingredients and no animal testing.
NaTrue - Since 2008, the European Natural and Organic Cosmetics Interest Grouping EEIG from Brussels has been awarding the natural cosmetics label in three quality levels, which are displayed with additional stars. The following are prohibited: synthetic fragrances and colors, genetic engineering, radiation, petroleum and silicone-based ingredients and animal testing.
www.natrue.org
BDIH - Since 2001, the Federal Association of German Industrial and Trading Companies has been awarding its own natural cosmetics seal of approval for pharmaceuticals, health foods, dietary supplements and personal care products. Vegetable raw materials must come from "certified ecological raw materials". Animal raw materials are allowed, with the exception of raw materials from dead vertebrates. Animal experiments are generally prohibited. In addition, only natural additives are permitted for the natural cosmetics label.
www.kontrollierte-naturkosmetik.de
COSMEBIO - A natural cosmetics label founded in France by 2012. The organic label promises at least 95 percent natural ingredients and 95 percent vegetable bio-raw materials as well as ten percent of the total ingredients from organic farming. At the eco label, the vegetable raw materials account for at least 50 percent. Raw materials and finished products must not be tested on animals.
www.cosmebio.org
Ecocert - The organization, founded in France in 1992, offers two natural cosmetics labels. For the “organic cosmetics” seal, at least ten percent of all ingredients must come from organic farming and 95 percent must be plant-based raw materials. The “natural cosmetics” seal stipulates that at least five percent of the ingredients are from organic farming and at least 50 percent are plant-based ingredients. Animal experiments on the end product are prohibited.
www.ecocert.de
Animal welfare and organic natural cosmetics labels
Some natural cosmetics labels focus on one main topic, some animal welfare or against animal testing or bio-ingredients.
HCS - The ECEAE (European Coalition to End Animal Testing) issues the natural cosmetics label of the "jumping rabbit", which guarantees: Ingredients and end products have not been tested on animals and suppliers are not allowed to carry out animal tests.
www.eceae.org
IHTK - The natural cosmetics label of the International Association of Manufacturers Against Animal Experiments or the German Animal Welfare Association prohibits animal experiments in development and end products, raw materials whose extraction is related to animal cruelty, extermination or animal death, and economic dependence on companies that conduct animal experiments.
www.tierschutzbund.de
vegan flower - This natural cosmetics label identifies products that do not contain any animal ingredients or that do not use animal testing, regulated according to the criteria of the Vegan Society.
www.vegansociety.com
www.vegan.at
Austria Organic Warranty - This natural cosmetics label from the local organic inspection body is based on the Austrian food book. The ingredients list (INCI) specifies which ingredients are organic. In addition, synthetic dyes, ethoxylated raw materials, silicones, paraffins and other petroleum products are not used.
www.abg.at
demeter - The association brand Demeter is based on the holistic concept of Rudolf Steiner. This includes a Demeter raw material content of 90 percent of plant constituents, high biodegradability, best raw material quality through the biodynamic production with the use of the preparations, the fertile soils and best maturity quality, value-preserving processing without chemical-synthetic additives, transparency.
www.demeter.de
