Rudolph Care's Certifications
Certifications
At Rudolph Care we carry our certifications with pride. They’re essential to our products and we use them as a positive tool – a third party that guarantees that what we’re saying about our products is the truth. Likewise, our certifications emphasize our products’ quality, effect and environmental impact – and they’re good benchmarks for you as a consumer.
On this page you can get to know all of them.
Certifications
Get to know all our certifications
The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is the official Nordic environmental label. The aim of the label is to reduce the impact on the environment for the benefit of humans, animals and the Earth’s resources. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel looks at the entire product. From raw ingredients to production, use, disposal and recycling the packaging. When you choose a product carrying the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, you help to drive product development in a more sustainable direction.
To be awarded this label, a product must meet a range of stringent requirements in all applicable phases of its life cycle as well as in the chemicals it uses.
- Hair and skincare products carrying the Nordic Swan Ecolabel do not contain MI or other preservatives classified as allergenic.
- They do not contain any components found on the EU’s list of substances suspected of being endocrine disruptors and do not contain microplastic.
- Stringent requirements are further made of care product packaging in terms of volume and packaging type.
Find out more about the Nordic Swan Ecolabel at www.ecolabel.dk
COSMOS is a common European certification of organic cosmetics which is used in more than 45 countries.
- Products carrying the COSMOS label must state the percentage of natural ingredients and organics.
- To be awarded the COSMOS Organic label, a product must have 95% natural ingredients.
- A minimum of 10% of the ingredients in products that can be washed off and a minimum of 20% of ingredients in products that cannot be washed off must be organic.
- Finally, a minimum of 95% of the natural oils and extracts in the product must be organic.
COSMOS is also a guarantee that ingredients are grown responsibility and with respect for the environment.
Find out more about COSMOS at www.cosmos-standard.org
Lip Balm Kit, Kids Sun Lotion, Inner Care and Mommy & Me are certified with the international AllergyCertified label.
- These products contain no known allergens or allergenic preservatives.
- Every single ingredient has been assessed by a toxicologist.
- The products are 100% fragrance-free.
Find out more about AllergyCertified at www.allergycertified.com
The Asthma-Allergy Nordic label, also called ‘the blue wreath’, makes it easy to avoid unnecessary chemicals and minimize the risk of allergic reaction and the development of allergies.
- Labelled products contain no substances that frequently trigger allergies.
- Labelled products contain no perfume, MI or formaldehyde.
You will find the certification on Mommy & Me, our shared mother-and-baby product, and Inner Care, our glide balm.
Find out more about Asthma Allergy Nordic at www.astma-allergi.dk
By far the majority of Rudolph Care products carry the Vegan Trademark label – with the exception of a few products that contain natural beeswax, honey, pullulan (made with enzymes from egg and milk), lanolin and/or carmine.
We are very conscious of our use of these ingredients. We only buy certified organic honey extract and beeswax. The lanolin is exclusively a by-product from wool production, and the ingredient, carmine, that adds a red color to our Marie lipgloss, is of natural origin and food-grade standard - just like every other ingredient in our lip products.
It is and has always been a matter of course that we do not test our products on animals. In fact, we are very happy to test them on ourselves.
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) is a globally recognized standard for organic fibers, including independent certification of the entire supply chain. In other words, GOTS is your guarantee that a piece of fabric is made under proper working conditions, is free from harmful chemicals and is produced organically from harvest to final product.
Many Rudolph Care textile products are GOTS-certified. GOTS is important to Rudolph Care as it’s crucial that we implement our visions and ambitions from our primary beauty products in our additional universe of accessories. When we produce tote bags, they’re either made from 100% recycled textile or GOTS-certified textile. Therefore you will also find the GOTS label in several variants of our totes.
Find out more about GOTS at www.global-standard.org
About B Corp
In 2021, Rudolph Care obtained the B Corp certification, an achievement of which we are proud. Rudolph Care was founded with the aim of promoting sustainability in the beauty industry and contributing to positive change in the world. Our B Corp certification is an important tool for that purpose.
To become a certified B Corp, applicants are evaluated on a wide range of parameters that assess the company's efforts from the inside out. All certified B Corps have the same declared goal of living up to very high standards for both individuals and society. Regardless of the industry, all B Corp companies strive to be the best for the world.
B Corps do more than just make plans – we actively work to be the change we want to see in the world. This means that we set strict requirements for climate considerations and fair working conditions throughout the value chain. Overall, we as a company are constantly working to improve our business. Becoming B Corp certified is just the first step on a long journey.
In 2022, Rudolph Care was a founding member of the B Beauty Coalition. An international community of like-minded B Corps in the beauty industry, sharing knowledge and collaborating on projects. Today, the B Beauty Coalition has over 80 members, all working to share their experiences to ensure that others do not make the same mistakes. Learn more about the B Beauty Coalition here.
If you would like to know more about B Corp: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/movement/about-b-lab
Also find our answers to commonly asked questions about B Corp right here.
How we choose certifications
Rudolph Care creates exclusive and advanced beauty products that prioritize sustainability as a crucial part of our care for both people and the environment. That is why by far the majority of our products are certified with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in unique combination with the Ecocert COSMOS Organic label. None of our products contain any of the 26 known fragrance allergens that the EU recommends we avoid.
This double certification is your guarantee that the content and packaging of every single product has been carefully selected on the basis of cultivation, processing, production, working conditions and packaging that meets stringent environmental and health-related standards.
We always develop our products to meet the standards of our core certifications – the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Ecocert COSMOS Organic – but unfortunately it is not always possible to attain both. That’s why our work with certifications also relies on informed choices that can always be accounted for. These choices must unite our responsible approach with all the things we believe good beauty products should be.
By far the majority of Rudolph Care products carry the Vegan Trademark label. Our products for children are certified with the international AllergyCertified label. Mommy & Me is also certified with Asthma Allergy Nordic.
Another certification we are proud to have is GOTS. GOTS, Global Organic Textile Standard, is an internationally recognized standard for organic fibers that ensures that for example our towel, Beach Buddy Towel, is produced responsibly and organically from harvest to final product. Rudolph Care also produces tote bags that are either made from 100% recycled textile or GOTS certified textile.
In 2021 Rudolph Care became a certified B Corp. To become a B Corporation, the applicant is assessed based on the corporation’s internal and external efforts. All certified B Corps has a common declared goal to live up to the highest standards for both the individual and society. No matter the profession of the organization, a B Corp wants to be the best for the world. In other words: Rudolph Care was made to become a B Corp.
It's complex and challenging to develop products and combine certifications. This is because each label has its own priorities. Some certifications are especially difficult to combine. For example, the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and Ecocert COSMOS Organic are very different as they set requirements for different parameters. COSMOS is very much concerned with the origin of ingredients whereas the Nordic Swan Ecolabel concentrates on the biodegradability of ingredients, the finished product and packaging. Rudolph Care constantly balances certifications, ingredient lists and a product’s properties. That is why our product development is never complete until we are satisfied with the combination and balance of these three parameters. It is in this continuous balance that Rudolph Care finds its strength and differentiates itself significantly on quality.
We are proud of our many certifications and are always on hand to provide further details if you have any questions. Please contact us at contact@rudolphcare.com.