how do you know products are really natural?

It is a great question – with all of the truths uncovered and the many that are not…how do you really know what you are buying?

As a consumer, you can do your research as to what is on the labels, and then you really are trusting a company that the ingredients are correct and safe.  Let’s take a closer look at how you can tell whether a product is true to labeling;

Sanctum has always embodied the philosophy of truth within labeling.  We don’t ask that you simply believe us – we get independent companies to audit and assess the products that we make.

Here are some examples of how seriously we take this philosophy…we are certified organic by the OFC.  This not only checks that we use over 75% certified organic ingredients in our products – it also ensures that these products are safe and naturally derived.  Not every certifier is this strict.  Some allow chemicals and nature identical compounds.  The OFC does not.

It is also not enough to be natural because some naturally derived ingredients are not safe or are of questionable safety.  To keep our certification, we must avoid all unsafe ingredients and all artificial ingredients.

Becoming certified and keeping that certification means that Sanctum is randomly audited and must adhere to strict policies – or we would lose our certification.

Sanctum has also selected to use the internationally recognized labeling code INCI.  This allows the consumer to understand exactly what ingredient has been added to a product. Sanctum also need to do this as we export to the world.

Official logos offer more comfort to the customer because the company has been independently assessed and monitored to ensure that they adhere to specific standards.

Soon we will take a look in more detail at the different standards of organic certification – and then you will see why we chose to be certified by the Australian Government approved OFC.