Cosmetic

The market of cosmetic products

(Source: Statista Consumer Market Outlook)

The global market value for natural cosmetics and personal care reached nearly 35 billion dollars in 2021.

These data are a proof of the growing importance of the natural and organic beauty market. In fact, the awareness of consumers on the type of products purchased is growing over time. This is especially the case when it comes to personal consumer goods. In the specific case of cosmetics, an always bigger share of consumers tends to purchase natural and/or organic cosmetics. Revenue from natural and organic cosmetics market stood at 11.92 billion U.S. dollars worldwide in 2021. The Statista Consumer Market Outlook estimates that this figure will rise to 18.07 billion dollars by 2027.

The sensitivity for environmental issues, for the quality in terms of use of products and processes as “natural” as possible, is spreading more and more, in a similar way to that which occurred over thirty years ago for organic food productions.

Certification: Bioagricert Standard

Unlike what happens for food products, the European and international regulations regarding cosmetic products do not include technical production and labelling rules designed to protect and regulate the use of the terms like organic, natural or plant based.

Against this lack of legislation, Bioagricert, for over thirty years committed with the certification of organic food products, provides companies – that use on the labels claims that refer to “natural” or “organic” ingredients – with an independent certification that proves the truthfulness of such declarations.

Bioagricert Standard for the production of organic and natural cosmetics is in line with the main European Regulations and provides for the certification of three product categories: