Natural cosmetics and conformity labels: Each OK in its own way

Certification systems for natural cosmetics are the result of extended discussions involving numerous different institutions and organisations – and so the requirements of the different certification systems are equally diverse. The most important, often amazingly different, requirements of the established certification bodies offering a seal of approval are detailed by Dr. Wilfried Petersen, Managing Director of Dr. Straetmans, who also examines how the consequences of these systems for natural cosmetics certification affect their formulation. In his article in COSSMA 3/2011, he compares the seals of approval offered by NaTrue, BDIH, Ecocert and COSMOS.

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