{"id":18306,"date":"2017-09-18T11:28:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T09:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/?p=18306\/"},"modified":"2018-09-06T20:49:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T18:49:23","slug":"decode-cosmetic-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingy.com\/magazine\/decode-cosmetic-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazingy Guides: Decoding Cosmetic Labels"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to understanding what exactly goes into your cosmetics products, it can sometimes be difficult to see the forest for the trees; cosmetic labels in the makeup & self-care industries can be confusing, to say the least. Deciphering the tiny, mysterious symbols mandated by EU Law can be challenging at best and cryptographic at worst, so we\u2019d like to shed some light on the subject (mostly for our European readers).<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Luckily, we can at least rely on the legislation set by the EU Cosmetic Regulations which came into effect in 2013, ensuring that label fraud is a thing of the past.<\/em><\/p>\n

Beauty labels you can trust<\/h2>\n

Basically, there are three trustworthy labels that certify that the cosmetics contained within are (considerably) natural. Unfortunately, these labels do not ensure that the ingredients in the product are also 100% organic. It\u2019s important to note that the terms ‘natural’ & ‘organic’<\/a>\u00a0are not regulated\u00a0\u2013 so within the EU, manufacturers can use them as they please.<\/p>\n

That said, there is some method to the madness.\u00a0These three companies have all agreed to comply with the following\/respective standards\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n

BDIH<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"The<\/a>The Bundesverband Deutscher Industrie- und Handelsunternehmen f\u00fcr Arzneimittel, Reformwaren und K\u00f6rperpflegemittel exercises control over only a few of the ingredients used in natural cosmetics:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The only definition specified for those ingredients is that the raw materials must be sourced from controlled biological cultivation. In addition, certified organic cultivation is only mandatory for 15 common commodities used in beauty products, including olives, jojoba & soy.<\/p>\n

What the percentage of these ingredients in a product should be has not been set, meaning that it could be as low as 5%. The use of raw animal products is regulated as well, together with the use of certain preservatives. Some materials such as silicone and synthetic fragrances<\/a> are banned from being included in cosmetics altogether.<\/p>\n

NaTrue<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Natrue<\/a>The European Natural and Organic Cosmetics Interest Grouping from Brussels designed the NaTrue label to specify three levels of quality:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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