FI-Natura Certified Products

FI-Natura is a non-profit association founded in 2014, which certifies Finnish natural cosmetics.

FI-Natura’s certification criteria:

The content of natural raw materials, or raw materials of natural origin, must be at least 95% of the product, and the rest a maximum of 5% of restricted, specified substances
Plant raw materials should favor wild or organically grown plants collected from a clean area
Local production of raw materials is recommended
Raw materials should be processed through the most gentle processes possible
FI-Natura allows the use of certain synthetic raw materials to a limited extent (max. 5%), when it is not ecologically viable or possible to isolate a raw material from a natural source. Permitted synthetic raw materials are e.g. benzoic acid and its salts, sorbic acid and its salts, and benzyl alcohol.
Prohibited raw materials include:
- Petrochemical products
- Ethoxylated compounds
- Chemical sunscreens
- Synthetic fragrances and dyes
- Silicone compounds
- Most synthetic preservatives such as parabens, isothiazolinols, formaldehyde scavengers, phenoxyethanol, triclosan
- Raw materials of animal origin, with the exception of, for example, beeswax, honey, milk and lanolin
- Genetically engineered raw materials
Products should use the most environmentally friendly, recyclable packaging and packaging materials possible. Prohibited packaging materials include e.g. PVC and polystyrene (PS).
Animal testing of products and raw materials is strictly prohibited.