Ecogarantie is a certification mark for environmentally friendly products. Originally developed in Belgian it is now a respected standard in Europe when it comes to assessing the ecological impact of cosmetics, personal care and cleaning products.A product bearing the Ecogarantie label must meet the following requirements:
- Processes used to transform raw materials into the final product must be ecologically sound
- The production of goods must not inflict on human rights and ‘should happen in a socially just manner'
- The source and renewability of raw ingredients must be considered from an environmental perspective
- Testing on animals is prohibited
- Products must abide by European safety legislations, including taking traceability precautions
- Petrochemicals, boruim, phoshorus, phosphates, silicone and mineral acids are banned
- Restricted use of harmful minerals
- Irradiation of products is banned
- No genetically modified (GM) ingredients
- Strict use of stabilisers, emollients, preservatives
- No bioaccumulation in the human body
- No toxicity for aquatic organisms
- All packaging materials must be recyclable or compostable (PVC and polystyrene is banned)
- Maximisation of biodegradability encouraged
