INTERNATIONAL

STANDARD

ISO
16128-2
First edition
2017-09-05



Cosmetics — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients —
Part 2:
Criteria for ingredients and products
Cosmétiques — Lignes directrices relatives aux définitions techniques et aux critères applicables aux ingrédients et produits cosmétiques naturels et biologiques —
Part 2: Critères relatifs aux ingrédients et aux produits



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Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 217, Cosmetics.

A list of all parts in the ISO 16128 series can be found on the ISO website.

Introduction

ISO 16128 provides guidelines on definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. These guidelines are specific to the cosmetics sector, taking into account that most existing approaches written for the agricultural and food sector are not directly transferrable to cosmetics. They apply scientific judgment and offer principles towards a consistent logical framework for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products incorporating common approaches employed in existing references. The purpose of these guidelines is to encourage a wider choice of natural and organic ingredients in the formulation of a diverse variety of cosmetic products to encourage innovation.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 16128-2:2017 (E)
Cosmetics — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients —
Part 2:
Criteria for ingredients and products

1 Scope

This document describes approaches to calculate natural, natural origin, organic and organic origin indexes that apply to the ingredient categories defined in ISO 16128-1. This document also offers a framework to determine the natural, natural origin, organic and organic origin content of products based on the ingredient characterization.

Neither ISO 16128-1 nor this document addresses product communication (e.g. claims and labelling), human safety, environmental safety, socio-economic considerations (e.g. fair trade), characteristics of packaging materials or regulatory requirements applicable for cosmetics.

This document builds on and enhances ISO 16128-1. It is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 16128-1.

2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 16128-1:2016, Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products — Part 1: Definitions for ingredients

3 Terms and definitions

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