Products whose formulations use raw materials of natural origin, such as vegetable fats, waxes, vegetable extracts and essential oils processed organically, without the use of chemical additives in their preparation, are considered organic. For cosmetics products to be considered natural with organic ingredients, at least 70% of the raw materials must be of organic quality. In organic cosmetics, there is also the requirement that at least 95% of the raw materials must be organic. Although the word natural is often used as a homonym for organic, not everything that looks organic is organic. It must be free of preservatives, colourings, synthetic perfumes, mineral oils derived from petroleum and, of course, it must not be tested on animals. Organic Kitchen, Organic Cosmetics Holding Cosmos Organic certification, Organic Kitchen is dedicated to producing organic skincare products that are kind to the skin. The Cosmos Organic seal is awarded by Ecocert, accredits ecological or natural cosmetics. Owned by Organic Shop, Organic Kitchen consists of 100% natural personal care products, the brand has over 100 cosmetic products for face, hair and body care for all hair and skin types. Launched in 2010 by well-known cosmetic manufacturer Pervoe Reshenie, the brand offers several product lines such as Body Desserts, Organic Naturally Professional, and Colours of Beauty. Organic Kitchen is one of its newest series. Its catalogue includes a variety of natural shower gels, such as those containing organic peach extracts and organic apricot kernel oil. These help to retain moisture in your skin for longer, while softening, nourishing and moisturising. The organic mango extract and natural olive oil oils tone, nourish and repair. They are also available with natural honey.
For the hygiene of the female intimate area, it has also elaborated specific gels. It incorporates organic camomile suitable for sensitive skin, and organic aloe vera extracts. The latter not only cleanses gently but also restores the natural pH balance. For hand care, it produces creams with blackberry extract or organic lemon oil. For feet and elbows, stick to those made with shea butter or organic ginseng extracts. It also has shampoos with jojoba oil and organic blackberry extracts, for smooth, silky hair with a shiny finish. To help us distinguish natural cosmetics from those that practice greenwashing, there are many well-known international organisations that have a multitude of seals and certifications depending on the product and its composition. We focus on the Cosmos Natural standard, one of the best known, and we tell you here what it means for your cosmetics to have this seal. The Standout Seal of Natural Cosmetics With the aim of simplifying the process of examining labels in search of the most natural product possible, five of the most important certifiers in Europe joined forces to create a unified standard: COSMOS. The five organisations behind the COSMOS standard are Ecocert, ICEA, Soil Association, BDIH and CosmeBio. Cosmos actually has two norms or standards, one for natural cosmetics, COSMOS Natural, and one for organic cosmetics, COSMOS Organic.
COSMOS by Ecocert has two seals, the COSMOS Organic seal specifically designed to certify organic cosmetics and the COSMOS Natural seal. A cosmetic with the latter seal cannot be considered organic in the literal sense, as this standard does not require a percentage of ingredients from organic farming to be present in the product. However, there are many COSMOS Natural products that do include organic ingredients, especially the main active extracts in the formula. Ingredients such as water, clays or mineral salts cannot be considered organic, but only their natural origin can be certified, which is why cosmetics that contain them in large quantities are certified COSMOS Natural even though a large part of their ingredients is organic.