The ACO beauty logo is used on cosmetic products containing 70% to 95% organic ingredients, with remaining ingredients all natural.
The Australian Certified Organic beauty logo is used on cosmetic products containing more than 70% but less than 95% organic ingredients, with the exact organic percentage clearly being stated, and will confirm that the remaining ingredients are all natural and also comply with BFA standards.
Previously, only products containing 95 per cent organic ingredients were able to be classified as Australian Certified Organic (ACO). However, it can be difficult for beauty products to meet this high content standard - meaning consumers have not had the benefit of knowing if products containing less than this percentage were still ideal choices that legitimately contained organic ingredients.