Where ever you see the word organic, it means grown avoiding the use of chemical fertilizers or synthetic products, in ground fertilized with organic fertilizers and natural minerals favorable to life within the soil, application of the precautionary principle.

All products labeled organic should be certified by a regulatory body, such as ECOCERT ICO. ECOCERT then regulates the product with an extensive network of inspectors for on site inspection of products from organic farming. This includes spot checks and yearly inspections. The entire production chain is checked, from the raw material to the finished product. Penalties for non-compliance include suspension of the certification.

If the product claims to be certified organic, it should also be labeled with the organization that certified it, such as ECOCERT.

ECOCERT ICO has the most stringent criteria on the market for cosmetics.

• At least 95% natural ingredients in the final product.
• Other certifiers may exclude water and salt from their percentage of natural ingredients, which artificially inflates the percentage of organic ingredients.
• No GMOs, parabens, phenoxyethanol, ingredients derived from petrochemicals or synthetic chemistry, no testing of the finished product on animals.
• The whole manufacturing process is controlled, up to the packaging stage and the packaging and outer packaging must be biodegradable or recyclable.
• The labeling must be transparent to the consumer.