Make up shopping criteria

Recently, its hardly to find healthier ingredients for our cosmetic.
There are few shopping criteria, such as :

>> Avoid cosmetics from The Green Guide's "Dirty Dozen" which contains of these ingredients ; 1. Antibacterials
2.Coal tar colors: FD&C Blue 1, Green 3
3. Diethanolamine (DEA)
4. 1,4-Dioxane
5.Formaldehyde (diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea and quaterniumcompounds
6.Fragrance (containing phthalates)
7.Lead and mercury
8.Nanoparticles
9.Parabens (methyl-, propyl-, butyl-, ethyl-, isobutyl-)
10. Petroleum distillates
11. p-Phenylenediamine (PPD)
12.(PPD) Hydroquinone

>> List of Third party certification that informed of additional guarantees animal welfare and ingredient purity ;

a. BFA (Biological Farmers of Australia) certifies cosmetics as "Australian Certified Organic", any products that contain 70% organic ingredients and 30% remaining free from other ingredients prohibited in certified organic products, entitled of "BFA registered" label.

b. Ecocert, the common European certifications which more widely used.
This label has two levels of certification which explained that the "Eco" label requires 95% of ingredients products are natural, with minimum 50% of vegetables ingredients and at least 5% ingredients of finished product are certified organic. The "Bio" label requires the same as Eco, 95% ingredients from natural origin and minimum 10% of finished product ingredients are certified organic.
Both labels not using mineral oils, silicone, parabens or animal products and they will analyze of the manufacturing process from transportation, storage and to waste disposal.

c. BDIH, a German certification which requires the use of plant-based ingredients that are organically grown or wild harvested in unobtrusive manner and they disallow animal testing, products from vertebrate animals, synthetic dyes & fragrances, petroleum-based ingredients, parabens and other preservatives could caused a health risk and radioactive sterilization products.

d. Eco Labels, the Consumers Union Guide to Environmental Labels, notes that the USDA Organic label is not as meaningful for cosmetics and personal care products as it is for food. Furthermore, the certification does not preclude the use of the term "organic" on the label or a product's claims that it's "made with organic ingredients," both of which can lead to confusion.

d. The Leaping Bunny label indicates products made by companies that follow the Corporate Standard of Compassion for Animals.This standard was developed by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics, a coalition of eight animal protection groups, including the American Humane Association and The Humane Society of the United States.Always look for seal pictured of terms such as "cruelty free" and "no animal testing" are undefined which means that the product's ingredients haven't been tested on animals.

e. Compact for Safe Cosmetics.
Companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics agree to six criteria set forth by the consumer advocacy group, The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, which tracks compliance with annual questionnaires and random checks. The first requirement is that signatories remove any ingredient listed in the European Union's Cosmetics Directive, a law mandatory for all European cosmetics manufacturers. The directive prohibits the use of more than 1,000 ingredients, some of which have been deemed "safe for use" by U.S.-based cosmetic trade groups, that the Union considers carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxins. That list includes diethylhexyl phthalate (a hormone-disrupting component of fragrances commonly used in the U.S.), petroleum- and coal-based paraffin waxes and lead.
In addition, the Compact requires companies to substantiate all ingredients and potential impurities for safety, find substitutes for those that pose health risks, register all their ingredients with the Environmental Working Group's "Skin Deep" database and make all product ingredient lists publicly available.