BDIH
The makers of the products marked with the BDIH "Certified Natural Cosmetics" seal use natural raw material such as plant oils, fats and waxes, herbal extracts and essential oils and aromatic materials from controlled biological cultivation or controlled biological wild collection. In addition to the careful selection.
During the collection and production of raw materials, nature is to be disturbed as little as possible. Particular care to protect endangered species is mandated. Genetic manipulation and modification are rejected. The transformation of raw materials into cosmetics is to be accomplished with care and with few chemical processes.
Renewable and biodegradable materials are preferred because their ecological impact is substantially lower, especially when they come from controlled biological sources or other responsible means using natural resources. With natural ingredients, one deals with substances that have been used and studied for ages, so there is a minimal toxicity potential. Natural products most easily fulfill the requirement of accountability and socially responsible production.
ABCERT
Requisites of the commercial and storage companies pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 on organic production
The provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 regard all phases of production, processing and distribution of organic products.
ABCERT GmbH checks compliance with these provisions starting from production and all the way through storage, processing, transport, import and export, sale, advertising and other labelling processes. Consequently, the companies that market and/or store organic products as well as retailers that subject organic products to any processing of their own or outsource such activities to third parties or offer organic products for sale in bulk are also subject to control, and these controls are also extended to online commercial activities.