Ecocert certification: a guarantee of confidence for your skin
Ecocert Certifications: understand, verify, choose with confidence
Behind the logo, a **precise set of specifications**: origin of ingredients, manufacturing processes, traceability, packaging. Here's how to read Ecocert with rigor—and avoid shortcuts.
Ecocert, concretely
An independent organization, Ecocert certifies that the product follows an **environmental and social standard**. In cosmetics, this means: ingredients of predominantly natural/organic origin, gentle processes, regulated additives, **traceability**, and better-designed packaging.
A label is not a marketing promise: it's an **audit**. It doesn't replace reading the INCI, it **complements** it.
What is controlled
- Proportions of **natural** and **organic** ingredients (minimum thresholds)
- Authorized processes (solvents, absence of GMOs, restrictions on additives)
- Origin and **traceability** of raw materials
- Packaging: recyclability, limitation of excess
Which is not (or not always)
The label does not assess clinical efficacy or final sensory experience. It does not guarantee local manufacturing or a low carbon footprint. Hence the importance of a transparent brand.
Read a certified label carefully
| Mention | To understand |
|---|---|
| COSMOS ORGANIC (Ecocert) | European standard: minimum **BIO** share + naturalness requirements. |
| Percentage of “natural origin” | The higher the % the better; also look at the **quality of the first 5-8** ingredients. |
| “Free from” statements | Useful, but look at **what's there** rather than what's not there. |
Tip: always compare the INCI + the label + the brand's message (traceability, partners, audits).
3-step purchasing journey
Check the label
Look for the COSMOS/Ecocert label + the % of ingredients of natural/organic origin.
Read the top of the INCI
The first 5-8 positions = formula basis. Consistency with the announced positioning.
Context of use
Sensitive skin? Climate? Existing routine? Choose **tolerance** before promise.
To remember
Ecocert is a **foundation of trust**: regulated naturalness, controlled processes, traceability. Combine this foundation with reading the INCI and brand transparency → you make **informed, sustainable** choices.
