COSMOS Organic Certification Explained

Type: Vegan

Country: Europe

Established: 2010

Scope

Cosmetics and personal care

Audit rigor

Level: third-party-audit. Supply-chain verified: No.

Cost for brands

Annual fee and third-party certification required.

Recognized in

Europe, UK

Notes

A unified European organic cosmetics standard developed by BDIH (Germany), Cosmebio (France), Ecocert (France), ICEA (Italy), and The Soil Association (UK). COSMOS Organic requires a minimum percentage of organic ingredients and prohibits many synthetic chemicals. It does not explicitly prohibit animal-derived ingredients — COSMOS certified products may contain beeswax or lanolin. Not a vegan certification by default.