Ecocert, France's leading organic product certification agency, presents the results and outlook for the sustainable trend in ethical cosmetics.

With 72% of French people changing their consumption habits to more responsible and sustainable products, consuming better and less has become a certainty.. (Greenflex barometer 2021)

The need for proof and transparency demanded by consumers to believe in the commitments of brands is materialized in particular by a search for products certified organic, natural and/or fair trade.
This new consumption boosts the organic and natural beauty market with growth of around 12% per year. In the same dynamic, fair trade (thanks to the Fair for Life label) is also seeing its market double in this sector.

Ethical cosmetics are therefore increasingly popular because they demonstrate respect for brands' social, environmental, and economic commitments. They thus have a real impact on the entire supply chain, from producer to consumer.

Responding to this demand, the labels COSMOS et fair for life offered by Ecocert are a real pledge of trust and transparencyBy combining them, they respond to the current challenges of the organic and fair trade cosmetics sector to preserve natural resources, limit the environmental impact of packaging, fight against climate change and inform consumers in their purchasing process.

Certification helps to guarantee and promote the best social and environmental practices and to gain recognition for this approach among consumers. Ecocert Group certifies numerous French and international brands according to the COSMOS labels for natural and organic cosmetics and Fair for Life for fair trade. Ecocert is today the world leader in COSMOS certification (60% market share). At the end of 2021, with more than 29,000 products and 18,000 ingredients certified in more than 50 countries, COSMOS is the international benchmark standard for organic and natural cosmetics.

There is a diversity of ethical cosmetic products certified organic or natural and Fair for Life: creams, soaps, makeup, deodorants, perfumes, etc. Raw materials valued as fair are single ingredients such as: simple oils (shea, argan, hazelnut, etc.), floral hydrosols or even aloe vera. 

For Ecocert, ethical cosmetics labeled both Fair for Life and COSMOS are one of the responses to consumer demand for more transparent brands that are committed to the environment and society.

Ecocert will be present at the show Natexpo from September 18 to 20, 2022 at Eurexpo Lyon.