COSMOS
COSMOS, COSMetic Organic Standard, is the new European standard for natural and organic cosmetic products. Croda relies on the new COSMOS Standard for the approval of its green raw materials.
Personal Care
COSMOS approved
Throughout 2016, Croda underwent the transfer from Ecocert to a new COSMOS Standard for the approval of our green raw materials. As of 1 January 2017, Ecocert falls under the single, harmonised COSMOS Standard with slightly different criteria that now needs to be complied with.
Croda started the application process for COSMOS approvals for all products that are currently compliant with the Ecocert Standard. This will ensure that we maintain a strong portfolio of green, accredited products.
Croda offers a wide range of ingredients that are approved by COSMOS, providing formulation flexibility for a variety of natural cosmetics.
Crodarom COSMOS certificate
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The COSMOS-standard AISBL is a not-for-profit, international association set up to own, manage and develop standard for organic and natural cosmetics. The cosmetics market and industry are both international so consumers and companies are best served by a single standard. A single international standard is the only way to ensure the same clarity, integrity and consumer trust, as well as, manufacturing efficiency and sustainable development.
Any product certified COSMOS ORGANIC or COSMOS NATURAL (or conform to the standards) have been evaluated to confirm production and manufacturing have met the strict standards set forth. Since this industry is still fairly new and small, the standards have been set up to include progressive steps to ensure they are able to adapt and evolve as technology and industry growth increases. The guiding principles are to:
- Promote the use of products from organic agriculture and respect biodiversity
- Use natural resources responsibly and respect the environment
- Use processing and manufacturing practices that are clean and respectful to human health and the environment
These are very close to our principles.