Are you still hesitating? Why choose organic & vegan cosmetics?
Organic & vegan cosmetics: trust
After reading this guide, you will know:
- Recognize (real) organic cosmetic products
- Know the benefits and advantages of organic cosmetic products
- No longer hesitate between an organic product and a conventional product for your skincare and makeup routine!
Organic cosmetics: what promises?
Self-care is essential. It's one of the biggest lessons we've learned lately. This includes our environment, what we eat, and especially what we put on our skin .
Choosing organic means quality, naturalness, traceability, healthy ingredients, and, where possible, local ingredients. However, out of habit or ignorance of the benefits of organic products for the skin, many women tend to neglect it and favor conventional cosmetic products. However, organic cosmetics now offer a very extensive and comprehensive range of quality, capable of rivaling your favorite foundation or your favorite nail polish of years. It has many virtues and could very quickly become essential to your daily routine. Explanations.
What is organic cosmetics ?
An organic cosmetic product is a beauty product made from natural ingredients such as vegetable oils, essential oils or natural waxes , all of which come largely from organic farming. By favoring these ingredients rather than the chemical active ingredients of conventional cosmetics, organic and natural cosmetics minimize their impact on the planet , in terms of ingredient sourcing, harvesting method, production or packaging.
A clean and transparent composition
Due to its high requirements in terms of formulation and quality, organic cosmetics ban many petrochemical ingredients that can be found in conventional cosmetics. Thus, ingredients identified as dangerous and having adverse effects on health, which may be involved in the development of certain diseases, are banned. This particularly concerns endocrine disruptors , implicated in the development of certain cancers, or preservatives such as phenoxyethanol , which are believed to present risks for the liver and the fetus.
In addition, potentially irritating ingredients such as synthetic perfumes, essential oils, detergent agents such as sodium lauryl sulfate are not compatible with organic cosmetics and are excluded from the Cosmebio charter.
Finally, ingredients that are harmful to the environment, those that have no impact to date but whose long-term harm is unknown, do not correspond to the values of organic cosmetics. For example, all ingredients derived from petrochemicals , the creation process of which has serious consequences due to their composition based on petroleum, or plastic derivatives, and the fact that they are absolutely not biodegradable . The best known are polyethylenes, paraffin, polymers, which are most often used as texturizing agents but which do not bring any effectiveness to the product.
The guarantee of labels
In addition, these active ingredients are respectful of our health because they replace any ingredient harmful to our body such as parabens, silicones, sulfates, dyes and synthetic perfumes, derived from petrochemicals. This also makes it possible to promise a composition without extracts of animal origin . For example, pork glycerin is replaced by vegetable glycerin. Except for ingredients produced naturally by animals such as honey or milk. In addition, organic cosmetics are in most cases also VEGAN (be careful to check the labels carefully and verify that the product you have spotted really is). A VEGAN certified product bans animal testing. To ensure that the product you wish to buy is indeed organic, we invite you to refer to independent labels recognized for their impartiality and their requirement: the Cosmebio and Ecocert labels.
💡 Go HERE for an informed analysis of organic, vegan and cruelty-free labels
At Charlotte BIO, all our products are Cosmos Organic certified and Ecocert labeled . But unlike other organic makeup brands, being organic doesn't mean the products won't be pigmented or long-lasting. Thanks to real research and development work and sourcing new ingredients and raw materials, we can now guarantee as much pigmentation, long-lasting hold, and effectiveness as conventional products. For example, test the pigmentation of our organic blushes or our organic highlighters !
Reassuring certificates and quality at the rendezvous
Organic cosmetics have many benefits. But above all, a truly organic cosmetic product is labeled, inspected, and must adhere to a charter. How can you find your way around?
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These labels allow, among other things, to prove the quality and traceability of the ingredients used in the formulation of products , as well as to ban products that are harmful to our skin.
The Cosmebio and Ecocert labels are very demanding and ensure the cleanest possible composition . By guaranteeing a minimum of 95% based on ingredients of natural origin , by favoring local ingredients (as far as possible) from organic and sustainable agriculture , you are sure of the quality of the products that you apply to your skin, your eyes and your mouth, which are, let's not forget, very permeable and sensitive areas.
Clean ingredients and components: Why ?
Conventional makeup tends to attack the skin and suffocate the epidermis . The skin is irritated and dries out or produces more sebum in defense. Why? Because it is composed of endocrine-disrupting silicones like cyclopentasiloxane, toxic, carcinogenic allergic preservatives like BHT, BHA, parabens, and the icing on the cake, pH correctors like triethanolamine which produces carcinogenic nitrosamines close to your mucous membranes. Not to mention the pigments, dyes and pearlescent agents which allow conventional makeup to last 36 hours or provide “unparalleled” pigmentation.
Obviously, this whole list of petrochemical ingredients smells of petroleum, so manufacturers tend to add carcinogenic synthetic fragrances . It is important to point out that while these components are present in synthetic makeup, it remains regulated at levels deemed safe, based on current scientific knowledge, which do not guarantee anything in the long term.
So why put your skin through this when you can apply makeup using mineral pigments (from precious or semi-precious stones like cinnabar or azurite), plant-based ingredients with antioxidant properties, no preservatives and which smell good while maintaining the promise of pigmentation and hold?
Our organic CC Cream , for example, is made up of 99% ingredients of natural origin, and 23.7% of its ingredients are organic. Since a major part of the product is water, this means that almost all of the cultivable ingredients are grown in organic and sustainable agriculture . The little secret of its silky and pleasant texture to the touch? Shea butter, which deeply hydrates the skin, and hyaluronic acid, which helps fight skin aging! What more could you ask for?
The organic match VS not organic
Organic formula / Non-organic formula
Aqueous phase: water, vegetable glycerin, floral waters (rose, cornflower, etc.) / water, glycerin of petrochemical origin, etc.
Fatty phase: fatty acids, vegetable oils (jojoba, argan, etc.) / fatty acids, mineral oils, silicones, vegetable oils, etc.
Active ingredients: natural origin (plant extracts, vitamins, etc.) / petrochemical or natural origin
Emulsifier: natural origin (oat extracts, wheat extracts, etc.) / petrochemical or natural origin
Gelling agent: natural origin / polymers of petrochemical origin
Preservatives: restrictive list of authorized ingredients / paraben, phenoxyethanol, etc.
Perfumes and colorants: natural origin / petrochemical origin
❌ All irritating and allergenic substances are banned from organic formulas.
And in concrete terms, What does it give?
Hand cream
composed of Mallow Water , known for its calming, emollient and soothing actions on sensitive or irritated skin.
No need for additional chemical emollients!
Corrector
Its incredible texture comes from its key active ingredients: silk tree extract, hyaluronic acid and rose floral water.
So, there's no need to add talc, a chemical ingredient found in many conventional makeup products: it's a wonderful replacement.
CC Cream
Made with revolutionary organic ingredients , such as hyaluronic acid, CC Cream does not require chemical or petrochemical ingredients.
A real revolution in organic products, hyaluronic acid naturally has high moisturizing and anti-wrinkle properties.
Organic & natural makeup: what quality?
After many years of research and development, only a few laboratories are currently able to compete with conventional cosmetics by replacing petrochemicals with natural, healthy products that are at least as effective and pleasant to wear.
Additionally, the organic makeup offering has grown enormously, and in addition to offering healthy and sustainable products, plant-based butters and waxes give the products a melting texture, and Candelilla or Shea extracts offer a delicate and natural scent. As an added bonus, many brands offer original and well-designed packaging, designed in an eco-responsible way. For example, all our makeup packaging is made of recyclable cardboard or glass. Regarding our Beauty range, the bottle and tubes are made of PE from sugarcane. Everything is designed, controlled, and measured to reduce the ecological footprint.
Some brands have also been able to expand their offerings by offering complete ranges for all skin tones and offer pigmentation and an iridescent effect as intense and a wide choice of colors as conventional makeup thanks to mineral pigments, ochre earths and crushed stones . Do you know an organic makeup brand with an impeccable formulation, which offers a foundation for more than 4 or 5 shades? Yes! Charlotte BIO! Indeed, when we developed our makeup range, few organic makeup brands offered an organic foundation available in more than 4 or 5 shades. For us, it was inconceivable not to try to include everyone, and make healthy products accessible.
In conclusion: convinced?
By choosing organic, you are opting for sustainable and responsible consumption . You are supporting meaningful and (where possible) local projects . You are reducing your impact on the environment and reducing your waste.
Indeed, organic listings are very strict in terms of quality and eco-responsibility charters, and all superfluous ingredients are avoided. Each ingredient must be sourced from nature and be biodegradable, produced with respect for the environment. Green chemistry allows us to respect the planet while benefiting from its best resources, thanks to gentle processes.
Ultimately, you save people, animals and the environment from the harmful effects of harmful chemicals.