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Labeling for Natural Fragrance?

Labeling for Natural Fragrance?

It doesn’t seem fair but…”natural fragrance” still uses the INCI “fragrance”. What can you do to give your customer more info? Here are some exampl...
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New Rules in the EU?

The EU has issued a couple of directives that focus on sustainability claims on all consumer products sold in the EU. This will be implemented over...
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Live Long and Prosper (At least your oil can have a longer life!)

Live Long and Prosper (At least your oil can have a longer life!)

Since 2004 Oh, Oh Organic has represented BTSA, a company that produces Tocobiol c and Tocobiol SF c plus the Bioxan range of concentrated “E” at 5...
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How does this whole non-GMO thing work?

How does this whole non-GMO thing work?

GMOs were largely developed to use in association with chemical sprays that kill weeds (and the microbiome of soil). You may have heard the term “R...
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What Kind of “Fragrance” Do You Want?

What Kind of “Fragrance” Do You Want?

“Fragrance” is defined in law and may also be certified as made in specific ways as described below. The aroma certification is what allows a cosme...
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Oil Price Changes and … Why?

The prices for coconut oil and cocoa butter have recently been all over the map. Cocoa products essentially doubled and coconut oil increased about...
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The Cosmetic Ingredient Bubble Needs to Burst

The Cosmetic Ingredient Bubble Needs to Burst

We all (as in every industry in the world) need to get out of our business silos and incorporate climate realities into our worlds. In the cosmetic...
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Sin of Omission

Sin of Omission

I met with a longtime colleague last week. She is someone who is very careful about the ingredients she allows in her products. We had not seen eac...
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Climate Crisis

Climate Crisis

What is Ethical Sourcing for the Cosmetic Industry? Climate crisis: we are the problem, and we are the solution. How can we, the cosmetic indust...
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Transparency?

Transparency?

What exactly does “transparency” mean and what is its value? It means knowing where your ingredients come from and who grows & processes the...
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Earth Day: Seed and Soil

Earth Day: Seed and Soil

I recently read a “transparency plan” that caused me to stop and reflect. While the brand was able to call out the location from which each ingredi...
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Are essential oils sustainable?

Are essential oils sustainable?

Let’s be clear. This blog is not going to look at safety of essential oils (EOs) except to say, the world seems pretty messed up about “safety” a...
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