The Anatomy of an eco.kid label
Transparency and Integrity
The Anatomy of an eco.kid label
1 - Product Certification Seal
These seals are required on the front and back of the package indicating these panels have bee audited by the ACO Certification Ltd to the organic standard mentioned.
2 - Ingredient Panel
Ingredients are listed from highest (most active) to lowest down to a level of 1% as per the global INCI (International Cosmetics Ingredient Standard). Ingredients below 1% can be listed in any order. Special denotations are mandatory under the organic standards to identify the ingredients from certified organic origin.
3 - QR Code
A scannable link from your phone directly to our website for more information.
4 - Organic Standard Declaration
A mandatory declaration under the organic standards to identify the exact percentage of ingredients from a natural and certified organic origin. The ingredients, formulation, labels and manufacturing are all audited by the ACO Certification Ltd on a yearly basis.
5 - Period After Opening (PAO)
General life of product after opening if in normal controlled temperature conditions. May be reduced if left in extreme temperatures i.e. hot sun etc. The product is tested to a minimum of three years stability before opening and therefore dose not carry Use By Date.
6 - Australian Made Symbol
100% Officially Registered Australian Made manufactured in South Australia. The formulations are audited and approved by Australian Made based on their true base of manufacture.
7 - Synthetic Moieties Declaration
Full transparency regarding the percentage of synthetic molecules in the formulation. We do not add synthetic moieties however small trace elements of synthetic moieties may be part of an ingredient that we purchase and therefore are unavoidably added to the formulations as we incorporate the ingredient.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING ANIMAL TESTING:
Why we don't have Cruelty-free writen on our label.
Eco.kid labels are compliant to the EU Labelling Standards for cosmetics. The mentioning of“no animal testing” is considered misleading on packaging under EU legislation as no cosmetic ingredients or finished products in the EU have allowed to be animal tested for more than 25-years. None of our products are ever tested on animals and every ingredient is audited by ACO Certification Ltd to be free-from animal testing.
Our Preservative Systems
"Microbial Hurdle Technology"
The Eco.kid’s Philosophy on Preservation
We must find safe, effective, and consumer acceptable ways to protect ingredients and products from microbial contamination through using a 100% non-toxic complete system in our packaged products, that once applied to the skin, in diluted form, do no harm to our consumer, or their skin’s microbiome. These “Hurdle Systems”, when combined with good manufacturing practices, create our biocidal-preservative-free, “Self-Preserving Personal Care” products that effectively prevent microbial contamination.