BDIH (Association of German Industries and Trading Firms) is a German based organisation comprising over 440 producers and distributors of cosmetics, food supplements, nutritional foods and over-the-counter medicines that has developed a comprehensive set of guidelines for certifying natural cosmetics and which has now tested over 2,000 products.
The guidelines cover raw materials from plant & mineral, animal protection and they reject use of organic-synthetic dyes, synthetic fragrances, silicones, paraffin and other petroleum based products.