FAQ

The majority of ingredients of plant origin are eligible for the Botani+ quality label: plants in the form of powders or extracts (dry and liquid), essential oils.

Vegetable oils, mushrooms, algae.

No, these ingredients are not on the list of products eligible for the label.

• The lifespan of a finished product or ingredient.
• Verification that the health claims are respected.
• Contaminants.
• Microbiology.
• By signing the Botani+ quality charter, brands are committed to carrying out these checks in accordance with current regulations.

Independent laboratories capable of checking the following points:

• Presence of the right species and the right plant part.
• That there is no (involuntary) confusion or (voluntary) falsification with another plant other than that claimed by the marketer.
• That there is no contamination by another plant.
• That there is no enhancement by an exogenous substance (which is not supposed to be present in the plant).
• That there is no enhancement by an endogenous substance (of which a certain amount is already present in the plant initially).
• That there is no dilution of the plant-based ingredient (excessive dilution leading to a lack of efficacy).
• The consistency between the concentration of claimed by the marketing operator and the actual concentration in the sample.