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Behind The Clean Sustainable Beauty Third Party Official Certifications: Certified Vegan
Welcome back to the Independent Third-Party Verification Spotlight Series! Certifications we covered so far are MADE SAFE®, EWG Verified and Ecocert. Continuing our deep dive into different types of cosmetics certifications, today we’re looking into the Certified Vegan seal. We’ll go over what the Certified Vegan verification means, what exactly it tests for, and how you can use it to guide your shopping choices. The Certified Vegan seal is part of Vegan Action/the Vegan Awareness Foundation. While relatively young (founded in 1995), Vegan Action is one of the oldest and most popular vegan websites worldwide. What Does it Mean for a Product to be Certified Vegan? The Certified Vegan seal…
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Behind The Clean Sustainable Beauty Third Party Official Certifications: Ecocert
Welcome back to the Independent Third-Party Verification Spotlight Series. In this series, we’re doing a deep dive into the different entities providing independent third-party testing. We’ve covered MADE SAFE® and EWG Verified. Today, we’re going over Ecocert’s different certifications, verification criteria, and whether you can trust them as a consumer. Ecocert’s mission as an organization is to support companies using production processes that respect the environment, effectively manage energy and natural resources (water, air, and soil fertility), are socially responsible, and produce fantastic, safe products. Since Ecocert started as an organic farming certification, they apply those similar principles to their other fields of expertise as they’ve expanded into other industries.…
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Behind The Clean Sustainable Beauty Third Party Official Certifications: MADE SAFE®
Welcome back to the Independent Third-Party Verification Spotlight Series, where we’re giving a deep dive on the different sources of independent third-party testing for clean sustainable beauty products. In this post, we’ll go over MADE SAFE®’s verification criteria, ethics, and whether or not you can trust them as a consumer. What is the MADE SAFE® Verification? MADE SAFE® is an offshoot of Nontoxic Certified, a nonprofit organization that advocates for product safety and pushes companies to adopt safer ingredients and more eco-friendly processes in their business practices. MADE SAFE® provides “comprehensive human health and ecosystem-focused certification for nontoxic products.” Their databases and helpful information resources include baby care, personal care,…
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Behind The Clean Sustainable Beauty Third Party Official Certifications: EWG Verified
Welcome to the clean sustainable beauty third party official certification organizations Spotlight Series! For each post in this series, we’ll cover everything you need to know about the third-party verification programs that matters, like EWG Verified, MADE SAFE® , Leaping Bunny, and more. We’ll go over what each organization tests for, how trustworthy the organization is, and how their certification benefits you, the consumer. The goal is to equip you with all the information you need to make educated choices about your clean beauty purchases. Independent Third-Party Certification: Why it Matters The beauty and wellness industry is full of lofty claims about wholesomeness and health. Unfortunately, most of these products…
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Clean Zero Waste Shampoo And Conditioner Bars to Rejuvenate And Nourish Your Hair And Scalp
If you are looking to ditch conventional beauty products, hair care products should be among the first clean beauty products you switch over to, as they are generally full of ingredients that are not safe for you or the environment. As consumers, our actions impact the planet for better or worse. Our daily choices can help or harm the environment in so many ways. One small but important step you can implement right now and without too much time or expense is to switch out your conventional shampoo and conditioners for plastic-free, sulfate-free zero waste shampoo and conditioner bars.
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Squalane For Skin: What Is It (plus 3 Clean Beauty Products to Try)
In the world of skincare products, there’s always a new ingredient being added to the formula that is supposed to boost hydration, reduce inflammation, and combat blemishes, fine lines, and wrinkles. But, there’s one such ingredient that’s making a huge difference and you’ve likely heard of it…well, it’s unethical version anyways.
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Blue Beauty: The Fight to Protect And Preserve Our Oceans
There’s no doubt that you’ve probably heard a lot about the “green beauty” trend that’s been buzzing around the beauty community for a while (especially the clean beauty community). While green beauty has been a great stepping stone to improving beauty’s impact on the Earth and its environment, there’s a new beauty movement that’s been making waves recently: blue beauty. But what exactly is “blue beauty” anyway?
Because you deserve safer options
