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Organic Certification

ECOCERT® is an independent organization that conducts inspections and certifications to insure organic integrity. ECOCERT® certifies over 4,000 products worldwide.

The COSMEBIO® or BIO label was created in France in 2002 by natural skincare industry manufacturers to promote ethical skincare and guide consumers seeking authentic natural and organic products.

ECOCERT®, in partnership with COSMEBIO manufacturers, has developed standards describing natural and organic cosmetic products, with the objective of defining a higher quality level to guarantee the use of natural ingredients, respect of the environment along the production chain, and provides consumers with the confidence that safe and healthy ingredients are grown and sourced from organic farming.

ECOCERT® verifies the origin of each ingredient used in a formula to ensure ingredients come from renewable resources, are transformed by environmentally safe processes, and that 95% of the final product is of natural origin. ECOCERT® maintains a restrictive list of synthetically derived ingredients that a manufacturer may chose to use, but cannot exceed more than 5% of the final product. ECOCERT® certifies that any product fragrance is always of natural origin and that all packaging is recyclable.

ECOCERT® regularly inspects manufacturers conditioning and warehousing facilities to maintain certification.

The ECOCERT® certification guarantees that BcomBIO, BcomBIO Homme, So'Bio Rose, Bio'Etic and Bioscience Institut Argan for Men formulas have:
at least 95% natural ingredients,
at least 10% organic ingredients (BIO label) or 5% organic ingredients (ECO label),
at least 95% (BIO label) or 50% (ECO label) of the plant based ingredients originating from organic sources.

 
A large percentage of the ingredients in traditional skincare are only there for coloring, perfuming or changing the texture...
 
In organic skincare, all ingredients used have a beneficial action on your skin. Skincare products, whether organic or not, have the following composition:
 
active ingredients, which are the substances that make the product effective,
excipients, which give a certain texture to the product and help distribute the active ingredients to your skin,
additives, which include a large family of preservatives, perfumes and colorants.
As you may notice on the chart, the proportion of each of these components can vary widely.
 
Fair Trade Certification
Through regular inspections, the Max Havelaar label guarantees that Bio'Etic formulas:
Include certified fair trade sources for at least 50% of total ingredients (excluding water).
Include premium quality products cultivated with artisan methods.
Support sustainable development of farmers in developing countries while preserving the ecosystem.
Support adequate income for farmers and assures buyers that workers were awarded fair pay for their work.
Support improvement of working conditions for farmers with no forced labor, no child labor.
Support improvement of living conditions for farmers thanks to grants donated to improve communities.