Natural cosmetics: Verify the authorised COSMOS role
The marketing word “natural”, natural-origin calculation and COSMOS NATURAL licence are different things. COSMOS ORGANIC has separate programme conditions and a distinct assessment target.
Verify the authorised COSMOS role
Before accepting an offer for a COSMOS NATURAL product, check the body’s current owner-listed certification scope. Approval of a nonorganic raw material and certification of a finished product are different roles and outputs. A management-system certificate does not confer COSMOS authority. Consultancy preparation by Kayra/QRS is not the body’s assessment or signature permission.
Programme conditions and worked assessment
Example: A brand sees a high ISO 16128 calculation and wants to apply the COSMOS signature. Record the calculation basis and formula version, but do not treat a percentage as licensing acceptance. Raw-material processing, formula, manufacturing and labelling are assessed under the selected programme. Verify the authorised body in the owner's actual register. NATURAL assessment does not automatically provide organic-product approval. A consultant spreadsheet or botanical image is not proprietary mark permission; the label claim must match the accepted scope and version.
Evidence and authority boundary
COSMOS v4.2 applies from 1 September 2025. “Natural” does not guarantee safety or treatment effects, and no unverified Kayra/QRS programme authority is asserted.
Official sources
Checked: 3 October 2026. Worked examples are hypothetical evidence-planning cases, not customer transactions.