What are the checks and checks carried out as part of cosmetic certification?

What are the checks and checks carried out as part of cosmetic certification?

As the owner of a Beauty or spa institute, make the right choices in terms of cosmetic is essential.

Only problem: it is sometimes complicated to know the quality of cosmetics before testing them.

So how do you know if a cosmetic product Will you please your customers, or not?

There are many clues. THE notice other institutes, ethics of the supplier ... but also the Cosmetic certifications!

Small logos affixed on the cosmetics label, Certifications are real guarantees of quality for beauty professionals.

They are awarded by certification organizations, Who are studying on -site and on the formulation of cosmetics, to find out if they deserve to be certified.

Each certification follows a specifications Very specific, bringing together requirements on the composition, on the origin of products, on the absence of animal products ...

But in any case, the control procedure is the same: on -site tests, checks, report and an official decision.

Green Spa gives you all the information on checks carried out by certification organizations!

Upstream checks by the verifying body

First of all, calling on a certifying organization is the role of cosmetics marks.

Never has a certification organization will contact a brand to offer it the certification in question.

The approach must come from the producer brand, which will then have to follow the specifications, and collaborate closely with The certification organization.

The brand that asks to be certified must then send a certification request.

This request includes the creation of a whole file including the detailed sheets of all cosmetic products.

These files specify the ingredients who make them up, the dosage of the ingredients in question, their traceability, their origin ...

Thanks to this document, the certifier body may verify many elements:

  • The formula of Cosmetics design, which notably involves studying the content of Natural and organic ingredients
  • The label, which notably includes all Mandatory mentions and should not give way to doubt
  • The materials used as part of packaging product

It then then depends on the specifications of the certifier body. In any case, experienced experts are dealing with this phase.

And it is only if everything is in good shape that they can take the next step.

Checks directly on site

The next step is to move on the Cosmetics production site. It is therefore a control that is carried out directly at the factory.

This verification step allows you to analyze the veracity of information Communicated upstream, but also other elements that cannot be checked on paper.

During this audit, the expert ATTRADITY will carry out a rigorous verification of the manufacturing process, cleaning products that are used, but also the storage of raw materials and finished cosmetics.

These numerous control stages make it possible to assign cosmetic certifications only to brands that show flawless involvement, and impeccable respect for requirements.

The slightest problem gives rise to a refusal of certification.

Good to know:

Depending on the certification organizations, it may also happen that experts control the communication means used by a brand!

If the latter uses terms like "biological" Or "natural»Tortfully, she can be hit on the fingers.

The very first thing to do for the brand is therefore to turn to a certifier.

These are Independent organizations, which control the different stages of Cosmetics production And decide to give it certification or not.

The manufacturer of cosmetics must therefore choose the certification that it wishes to obtain and contact the certifier organization linked to it.

To ensure that you do not contact organizations for nothing, brands have access to the specifications of each certification.

During contact, the manufacturer brand can then question the certifier organization on the prices charged, and request a date of control.

The end of the cosmetic certification process

Once these two stages are finished, the expert writes a report.

In this report, we find all information collected during test phases. And to preserve impartiality From the organization, it is not the expert in question who makes the final decision.

The latter is satisfied with report and its observations to the certifier body. Then these are other experts who make a decision!

The latter is communicated as quickly as possible, but can take a few weeks, even a few months.

It all depends on the quantity of studies that the organization must carry out, but also on collaboration and reactivity of the company who wishes to obtain cosmetic certification.

It is thanks to all these requirements that you can rest on the Guaranteed quality by cosmetic certifications.

Do you want to know more? Green Spa gives you all the information:

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  • The different cosmetic certifications: which they favor?