Organic and natural, what's the difference?
Not easy to navigate the jungle of ecological products. In the face of concern about the chemical compounds of traditional cosmetics (Paraben, for example) or pesticides and other chemical agents in agriculture, environmentally friendly products are on the rise. Consumers, eager for quality and healthy products, are turning to organic food or green cosmetics. Organic or natural, their leitmotiv remains the same: to do good naturally. It is not necessary to confuse organic and natural (of plant origin). These 2 terms are far from being synonymous.
A product organic is a product resulting from a cultivation or farming method that does not use synthetic chemicals or a processed product of which at least 95% of the ingredients meet these criteria. It is recognized by its labeling whose official logo is represented by a green square in which are the initials AB.
In cosmetics, it is above all a product composed of ingredients from organic farming. It is therefore devoid of pesticides, chemical herbicides, synthetic fertilizer. The substances it contains do not come from GMOs and are free of chemical preservatives, artificial flavors, synthetic additives. To be labeled organicat least 95% of the ingredients it contains must be of natural origin (5% can therefore be of chemical origin). The remaining 95% are raw materials approved and controlled by official bodies.
Natural cosmetics are made from natural ingredients, that is to say from or extracted from nature (plant or mineral). In principle, we can qualify a natural product any product not made by man. This does not mean that it is necessarily biological. There is no guarantee that it has grown in pesticide-free soils and is free from GMOs. A cosmetic product with a "natural" label is also not necessarily harmless to health.
Only the processing and manufacturing methods decide on the quality of a natural cosmetic. To guide the consumer, some organizations have created labels. They publish red lists on which the banned components appear, others white lists containing the authorized components for the manufacture of natural cosmetics.
The term "natural" has entered the world of marketing. Its use is not regulated by any body, unlike the term "organic", which is regulated by certification bodies. The mention the reference "organic"guarantees the use of a certain percentage of organic ingredients that the products must contain.
It should also be noted that some products are organic without being certified by an organization. In fact, the high costs and the length of time taken to obtain certification slow down the efforts of some small producers.
A product organic is a product resulting from a cultivation or farming method that does not use synthetic chemicals or a processed product of which at least 95% of the ingredients meet these criteria. It is recognized by its labeling whose official logo is represented by a green square in which are the initials AB.
In cosmetics, it is above all a product composed of ingredients from organic farming. It is therefore devoid of pesticides, chemical herbicides, synthetic fertilizer. The substances it contains do not come from GMOs and are free of chemical preservatives, artificial flavors, synthetic additives. To be labeled organicat least 95% of the ingredients it contains must be of natural origin (5% can therefore be of chemical origin). The remaining 95% are raw materials approved and controlled by official bodies.
Natural cosmetics are made from natural ingredients, that is to say from or extracted from nature (plant or mineral). In principle, we can qualify a natural product any product not made by man. This does not mean that it is necessarily biological. There is no guarantee that it has grown in pesticide-free soils and is free from GMOs. A cosmetic product with a "natural" label is also not necessarily harmless to health.
Only the processing and manufacturing methods decide on the quality of a natural cosmetic. To guide the consumer, some organizations have created labels. They publish red lists on which the banned components appear, others white lists containing the authorized components for the manufacture of natural cosmetics.
The term "natural" has entered the world of marketing. Its use is not regulated by any body, unlike the term "organic", which is regulated by certification bodies. The mention the reference "organic"guarantees the use of a certain percentage of organic ingredients that the products must contain.
It should also be noted that some products are organic without being certified by an organization. In fact, the high costs and the length of time taken to obtain certification slow down the efforts of some small producers.
