COSMOS APPROVED raw materials (without organic content)
This is a non-exhaustive list and only contains non organic raw materials which have been applied for approval and can be used in the composition of cosmetic products certified to the COSMOS-standard.
A separate list contains certified raw materials that have organic content.
The technical verification of these raw materials is based on the documentary evidence provided by their manufacturer and applies to the current year.
NOTE : the raw materials approved in compliance with Version 3.1 of the COSMOS-standard may still be used until December 1st, 2025 for any finished products currently certified according to Version 3.1 of the Standard.
COSMOS-standard Definition:
PPAI = Physically Processed Agro-Ingredient CPAI = Chemically Processed Agro-Ingredient PeMo = Petrochemical Moieties NNI = Non Natural Ingredient
| Commercial name | INCI | PPAI % | PPAI Organic % | CPAI % | CPAI Organic % | PeMo % | NNI % | Company name | Certified by | Functions | Restrictions | Version | Brand name |
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| BLUE LAGOON SILICA™ POWDER | Silica | 0 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Blue Lagoon Skincare ehf | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BLUE SEAKALE HC | Aqua/Water (and) Butylene Glycol (and) Crambe Maritima Leaf Extract | 48.91 % | - | 40.30 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Seppic SA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BLUE SEAKALE SC | Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (and) Crambe Maritima Leaf Extract | 5.00 % | - | 95.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Seppic SA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| blumilight™ biofunctional | Water (and) Butylene Glycol (and) Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract | 0 % | - | 56.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Ashland Industries France SAS | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| blumilight™ p biofunctional | Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Ashland Industries France SAS | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BM2401241 BLACKBERRY MUSK - 32789 | FRAGRANCE | 1.13 % | - | 98.87 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SESAME | Cosmecert |
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| BodoCin 99,5% PKO Free* | Glycerin | 0 % | - | 99.50 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Bodotex A/S | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BodoEster MCT 60/40 MB | Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Bodotex A/S | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Body3 Complex | Bentonite (and) Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Extract (and) Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract | 10.00 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a division of Clariant (Canada) Inc | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Body Wash NCO-C Cosmetic Base | Body Wash NCO-C Cosmetic Base | 0 % | - | 26.07 % | - | 0 % | 1.00 % | NEW DIRECTIONS AROMATICS INC./Poya Marketing Ltd | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BOIS DE SANTAL EXTRAIT HYDROGLYCERINE 80 (400324) | Glycerin (and) Aqua (and) Santalum Album Wood Extract | 6.00 % | - | 79.60 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | GREENTECH SA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Borealine Protect | Glycerin (and) Picea Mariana Bark Extract | 10.00 % | - | 63.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Lucas Meyer Cosmetics, a division of Clariant (Canada) Inc | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Boswellia Serrata BT COSMOS | Water/Aqua; Boswellia Serrata Extract; Populus Tremuloides (Aspen) Bark Extract | 4.00 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Bio Component Research | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BOTADERM ECO | Aqua (and) Kigelia Africana Fruit Extract (and) Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract (and) Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract (and) Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract (and) Salvia Officinalis (Sage) Leaf Extract | 36.20 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 1.00 % | MMP Inc | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BOTAMICAL™ CAMOMILE | Glycerin (and) Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract | 3.20 % | - | 96.32 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | ALBAN MULLER INTERNATIONAL | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Botanical 1,3-BG | Butylene Glycol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Nippon Refine Co., Ltd. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Botanica TIMOLA Nat Bulbine Frustescense Leaf Juice | Bulbine Frutescens Leaf Juice (&) Pentylene Glycol (&) Citric Acid | 94.90 % | - | 5.01 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | VERDE MARULA LTD | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BOTANIC COSMOS | PARFUM | 88.00 % | - | 12.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | ESSENTIAL COMPOSITIONS, S.L. | CAAE |
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| BotaniCellar™ Crithmum Maritimum | Crithmum Maritimum Callus Extract/Pentylene Glycol/Butylene glycol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Chongqing Acelbio New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BotaniCellar™ Desert Rose | Adenium Obesum Leaf Cell Extract/Pentylene Glycol/Butylene glycol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Chongqing Acelbio New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BotaniCellar™ Edelweiss | Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Extract/Pentylene Glycol/Butylene glycol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Chongqing Acelbio New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BotaniCellar™ Eryngium Maritimum | Eryngium Maritimum Callus Culture Extract/Pentylene Glycol/Butylene glycol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Chongqing Acelbio New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BotaniCellar™ Tianshan Snow Lotus (P) | Saussurea Involucrata Callus Extract/Pentylene Glycol/Butylene glycol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Chongqing Acelbio New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BotaniCellar™ Tianshan Snow Lotus (W) | Saussurea Involucrata Callus Extract/Pentylene Glycol/Butylene glycol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Chongqing Acelbio New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Botanimulse SP-C | Stearyl Phosphate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Botanigenics, Inc. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Botaniplex™ BALANCE SA | GLYCERIN, WATER, AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA BARK EXTRACT, SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT | 2.90 % | - | 60.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Green Mountain Biotech | Cosmecert |
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| Botaniplex™ BALANCE SC | GLYCERIN, WATER, PHELLODENDRON CHINENSE BARK EXTRACT, CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM FLOWER EXTRACT | 6.00 % | - | 60.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Green Mountain Biotech | Cosmecert |
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| Botaniplex™ CALM 4 | GLYCERIN, WATER, RHEUM PALMATUM ROOT EXTRACT, SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS ROOT EXTRACT, CNIDIUM MONNIERI FRUIT EXTRACT, GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (LICORICE) ROOT EXTRACT | 11.00 % | - | 60.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Green Mountain Biotech | Cosmecert |
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| Botaniplex™ CALM 6 | GLYCERIN, WATER, RHEUM PALMATUM ROOT EXTRACT, SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS ROOT EXTRACT, GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA (LICORICE) ROOT EXTRACT, CNIDIUM MONNIERI FRUIT EXTRACT, AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA BARK EXTRACT, SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT | 10.40 % | - | 60.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Green Mountain Biotech | Cosmecert |
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| Botaniplex™ CLEAR | GLYCERIN, WATER, RHEUM PALMATUM ROOT EXTRACT, CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM FLOWER EXTRACT, PHELLODENDRON CHINENSE BARK EXTRACT, SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT, SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS ROOT EXTRACT, PORTULACA OLERACEA EXTRACT | 10.10 % | - | 60.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Green Mountain Biotech | Cosmecert |
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| Botanisurf SCG-B | Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate | 0 % | - | 30.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Botanigenics, Inc. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Botanisurf SCG Powder | Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Botanigenics, Inc. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Bourgeons de Cassis CO2 Extrait / Blackcurrant Buds CO2 Extract | Ribes nigrum bud extract | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | FLORAL CONCEPT | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BP-Triluronic Acid A | Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil (and) Sodium Hyaluronate (and) Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax | 70.00 % | - | 30.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Vantage Specialty Ingredients | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BP - Triluronic Acid Powder | Sodium Hyaluronate | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Vantage Specialty Ingredients | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BRAHMI EXTRACT | BACOPA MONNIERI SHRUB, AQUA, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, GREEN TEA EXTRACT | 70.40 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0.60 % | KINGVISH PRIVATE LIMITED | CAAE |
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| Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract G (PG) | Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Extract | 0.45 % | - | 29.95 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | DAEBONG LS | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BRAZIL NUT CRYSTALS | Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Extract | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SEDNA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Breu Branco Resin | Protium Heptaphyllum Resin | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | Citrobio Indústria e Comércio de Ativos Naturais Ltda | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Brewer's Barley CO2-to extract, Type No. 006.001 | Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract and Tocopherol | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | FLAVEX Naturextrakte GmbH | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BrightGenixTM Ectoine | Ectoin | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | BrightGene Health Technology Co.,Ltd | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| Broad Spectrum Hemp extract in Oil HB108959 | Cannabis Sativa Extract (and) Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | ROBERTET | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BS Asiaticoside | Asiaticoside | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | BIOSPECTRUM, Inc | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BSB - Blackcurrant Seed Butter | Ribes Nigrum (Blackcurrant) Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil | 80.00 % | - | 20.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | EMPRESA FIGUEIRENSE DE PESCA, LDA | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BS Ferulic Acid | Ferulic Acid | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | BIOSPECTRUM, Inc | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BS Madecassoside | Madecassoside | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | BIOSPECTRUM, Inc | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BST-glucan NT1000 | Sclerotium gum (and) Xanthan gum (and) Hyaluronic acid | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | BST Inc. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BT-GG™ Glyceryl Glucoside | Glyceryl Glucoside (and) Water (and) Pentylene Glycol | 0 % | - | 53.00 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | BOTON (SHANGHAI) BIO-TECH CO.,LTD. | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BUCHU OIL SOUTH AFRICA | Barosma Betulina Extract | 100 % | - | 0 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | GIVAUDAN HOUSE OF NATURALS | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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| BUCOCEAN | Plankton Extract, Butylene Glycol | 0 % | - | 100 % | - | 0 % | 0 % | SETHIC | ECOCERT GREENLIFE |
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