# Organic? Therapeutic Grade? **URL:** \ **Category:** Q&A\ **Created:** [October 12, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://vendors.chattanoogamarket.com/t/organic-therapeutic-grade/482 "2019-10-12T23:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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Hello there! Organic? This seems to be an ongoing topic for the body care folks… It can be confusing… Let’s work through this … 🙂 Certification can only be made by the National Organic Program regarding these standards. “My soap is made with organic ingredients. Can I advertise my soap as organic?” No. To be certified organic, soap has to contain 95% organic ingredients. The ratio of sodium hydroxide (lye), not organic, falls outside the parameters of adding up to 95%. There is no such thing as “organic soap”. Some soap companies will find an outside association to certify their soap… It is not a national standard. “My body care products are made with organic ingredients. Can I advertise my body care products as organic?” No. My products are made with organic oils. Can I advertise that my products are made with organic oils? The product must contain 70% organic ingredients and be certified… yes … we like to hawk our recipes and ingredients … yes … I let folks know my ingredients are organic … We all want to sell our products. Trying to get an edge by advertising products as organic when they have not been certified is disingenuous. > **[OrganicCosmeticsFactSheet.pdf](https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/OrganicCosmeticsFactSheet.pdf)** > > 74.14 KB Essential OIls … There is no national standard for essential oils known as “therapeutic grade”. This is a term created for marketing purposes … such as “The Greatest Show on Earth…” Thank you… Blessings… ---
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