We work hard to make sure our products and production are sustainable, environmentally friendly and safe to use.

We believe that transparency and honesty is the basis for all – that is also the reason we have opened our doors to independent certification.

JOIK Organic range is a skin care range of more than 70 products and is the first Estonian brand whose products are certified by Ecocert under the COSMOS standard. (COSMOS – Cosmetic Organic Standard)

The COSMOS-standard defines the criteria that companies must meet to ensure consumers that their products are genuine organic or natural cosmetics produced to the highest feasible sustainability practices.

The COSMOS-standard is guided by four core principles.

•        Promoting the use of products from organic agriculture, and respecting biodiversity;
•        Using natural resources responsibly, and respecting the environment.
•        Using processing and manufacturing that are clean and respectful of human health and the environment.
•        Integrating and developing the concept of “green chemistry”

The COSMOS-standard covers in detail all aspects of the sourcing, manufacture, marketing and control of cosmetic products, including:

•        Origin and processing of ingredients
•        Composition of total product
•        Storage, manufacturing and packaging
•        Environmental management
•        Labelling and communication
•        Inspection, certification and control

We have chosen Ecocert Greenlife as our certification board — the largest and best known independent certification board in Europe and one of the most respected worldwide.

COSMOS offers two signatures for cosmetic products - COSMOS ORGANIC and COSMOS NATURAL.

The COSMOS ORGANIC signature is available for products that comply with the COSMOS-standard in all respects and in addition also contain the required percentages of organic ingredients as specified in the COSMOS-standard:

•        At least 95% of the physically processed agro-ingredients must be organic;
•        At least 20% of the total product must be organic.

By exception, for rinse-off products, non-emulsified aqueous products, and products

with at least 80% minerals or ingredients of mineral origin, at least 10% of the total

product must be organic.

Please take into account that water and mineral ingredients like sea salt can never be calculated as organic. So even if important in a formula – for exaple all body lotions contain a significant amount of water – it is not calculated in the organic %.

The exact precentage of organic ingredients used is marked on the packaging of each product and also in the ingredients section of each product on our web-page.

The COSMOS NATURAL signature is available for products that comply with the COSMOS-standard in all respects but do not meet the required minimum organic percentages as specified in the COSMOS-standard.

The COSMOS-standard signature is a consumer guarantee for organic and natural cosmetics that you can trust. So look for the logo on the product packaging!

You can read more on COSMOS standard here: https://www.cosmos-standard.org/