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APPROVED UNDER THE HUMANE COSMETICS STANDARD

Manufacturing Policy

We make every effort to ensure that the products we make, and the way we make them conform to the following principles:

NO ANIMAL CONTENT
We do not use ingredients originating from, or derived from, the slaughter of animal or bird life.

NO ANIMAL TESTING
Our products have never been subjected to cosmetic animal testing, and we fully approve of the EU-wide ban on animal testing in the current Cosmetic Safety Regulations

We conform in all respects to the requirements of the Humane Cosmetics Standard and will take all necessary steps to maintain our compliance to the Standard.

None of our ingredients and component parts have been animal tested or re-tested for cosmetic purposes since July 1st, 1994 at the latest.

All our suppliers have agreed to immediately notify Body and Face St Cyrus Ltd in writing of any changes to these details.

PLANT / VEGETABLE-BASED INGREDIENTS
As far as possible all ingredients are of plant origin or derived from plant material. Where inorganic-based ingredients are unavoidable, e.g. to meet legal or functional requirements, their use is kept to a minimum.

AVOID NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
As far as possible all organic-based materials originate from sustainable or cultivated crops.
The use of ingredients based on non-renewable organic materials (e.g. coal, oil) is kept to a minimum, or avoided where an acceptable alternative is available. Likewise for scarce inorganic resources.

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Transport packaging is re-used or recycled whenever practical. We make every effort to choose ingredients that will biodegrade safely to harmless components.

GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS
We will not use materials knowingly derived from Genetically Modified (GM) plants until such time that their safe use and benefits are generally accepted. We believe that responsible genetic research on plants is vital for scientific progress. However the current haste to commercialise is not supported by proven safety and environmental controls.

PRESERVATIVES
The use of preservatives is kept to a minimum, and only to the extent that their presence is essential to the safe and proper use of the product concerned (as governed by the Cosmetic Safety Regulations).

GENERAL PRODUCTION
Our production is based on the use of long-established functional ingredients in traditionally-proven formulations. Ingredients not essential for the performance of a product are kept to a minimum. This includes items whose function is solely to enhance the aesthetic appeal, such as colouring and fragrances.

William MR Carr
Director

1 November 2003