Certifications
Organic and traceable ingredients
We feed our snails exclusively with organic vegetables sourced from trusted farms near Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) and Koh Rong, which also supply high-end hotels and restaurants in the region. The primary components of their diet include carrots, cabbage, and lettuce, all cultivated without synthetic chemicals or pesticides. In their early growth stages, snails are also given natural calcium supplements to help fortify their shells. Full traceability is maintained from feeding to extraction.
Cruelty-Free
100% animal-friendly
Our extraction method ensures zero harm and minimal stress to the snails. Slime is naturally secreted during transport or mild environmental changes. We gently place the snails in breathable netted baskets in small batches (about 20 per unit), allowing them to secrete mucin. The secretion is collected without direct handling or stimulation. Snails are then immediately returned to their habitat. Mortality is extremely rare, less than 0.2%, and is usually due to natural aging, not the harvesting process.
Halal Certified
Our snail mucin is processed according to Halal standards, ensuring purity, hygiene, and ethical treatment throughout the farming and extraction process. No alcohol, animal by-products, or impure substances are involved. Furthermore, there are no pigs on the property or in the vicinity. Our certification allows us to supply brands that cater to the global Muslim skincare market.
Fairtrade practices
We operate a single local farm where all workers are paid fairly and treated with respect. Our practices align with Fairtrade principles by ensuring decent working conditions, no child labor, and opportunities for local economic development. As we grow, we remain committed to extending these values to future partnerships and satellite farms.
Eco-responsible production
From feed sourcing to packaging, our entire process minimizes environmental impact. We use leftover food streams, without chemicals, and maintain a closed-loop farming system. Our freeze-drying method is energy-efficient, preserving mucin naturally without preservatives, and our packaging is recyclable and QR-coded for traceability. We have also taken great care with our water source. A 100-meter-deep well was dug on-site to access groundwater with an optimal pH level, ensuring the best possible environment for our snails. To guarantee safety and consistency, the water is tested every six months by the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, an internationally recognized health and research organization.
The COSMOS Beauty Standard
The COSMOS certificate is a global certification for organic and natural cosmetics, ensuring products meet specific standards for ingredients, production, and environmental impact. It is a unified standard created by five leading European certification bodies, ensuring consumers can trust the quality and sustainability of COSMOS-certified products.
Common Beauty Product Certifications To Know
Leaping Bunny
Certified cruelty-free by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC), the Leaping Bunny Program provides the best assurance that a product is free of animal testing. Certified brands are required to be open to independent audits and renew their commitment to the program annually. More info
USDA
If your beauty products are USDA organic certified, rest assured that they are produced using agricultural practices that foster resource cycling, promote ecological balance, and maintain soil and water quality. A NOP-authorized agent oversees the brands to make sure they follow all USDA organic regulations and produce without using excluded or prohibited methods. More info
NSF/ANSI 305
To achieve the NSF/ANSI 305 certification, beauty product formulations must contain at least 70 percent organic content by weight and adhere to organic ingredient and material requirements, as well as production specifications. Look out for brands with the NSF organic certification for products free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). More info
ECOCERT
All products marketed with the EcoCert logo are verified from composition to processing and packaging. You get transparent information on the content in natural and organic ingredients displayed on the certified products. With a minimum 95% of the plants it contains organic, and at least 20% organic ingredients present in the total formula, beauty care products can be considered COSMOS standard organic. More info
Fair Trade
Beauty and wellness products carrying the Fair Trade certification have a minimum percentage of Fairtrade ingredients of not less than 5% of the formulation for leave-on products and 2% for wash-off products. This percentage includes water and salt. More info
B Corp
Certified B Corporation brands meet high standards of verified social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency on factors concerning employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials. When purchasing from a B Corp certified company, you help improve this impact and support their mission towards sustainability. More info
Natrue
Natrue warranted products do not inflate naturalness by counting water as an ingredient. They use only natural, derived natural and nature-identical ingredients and guarantee no artificial ingredients. Expert scientists validate these high-level certification standards. More info
Cosmetically Active
This certificate pursues an integral approach to the evaluation of cosmetics. Modern cosmetics review a product by the origin of the ingredients and concentration of the cosmetically active ingredients. They also look for science-based evidence, principles of rational formulating and non-misleading ethical claims. Cosmetically Active is strictly against animal testing. More info
The Vegan Trademark
The Vegan Trademark is the authentic international vegan standard, managed by The Vegan Society, the charity that coined the word vegan back in 1944. The development of a vegan trademarked product and its ingredients does not involve the use of any animal product, by-product or derivative, and does not partake in animal testing. More info
Good Face Project
Scientists analyse product formulations using cutting-edge data science, with the most up-to-date publicly available scientific research. This gives you a no-nonsense, facts-based safety guide. The Good Face Index certifies products on three levels according to the amount of toxins they contain, helping you shop having the latest ingredient information. Products containing one or more GFI Forbidden Toxins are downgraded by The Good Face Index, true to the belief that every product is as good as its worst ingredient. More info
PETA's Global Beauty Without Bunnies Program
PETA recognised global animal test-free companies, verifying that they and their suppliers do not conduct, commission, pay for, or allow any tests on animals for their ingredients or finished products. In cases where the entire product line is free of animal-derived ingredients, they are certified vegan too. The global animal test-free and vegan companies are truly cruelty-free. More info
ACOS
Australian Certified Organic (ACO) is the main certifying body for organic cosmetics. Therefore, ACO follows the COSMOS standard, which is developed by five European bodies and is specifically for cosmetics. More info
UK Soil Association
When buying a UK Soil Association certified brand, you are saying no to animal testing, genetically modified ingredients, as well as controversial chemicals, parabens and phthalates and synthetic colours, dyes or fragrances. Products labelled organic under the Soil Association contain 95% organic component of all ingredients. More info
The COSMOS Beauty Standard
A COSMOS certified product could contain any of the four signatures: Organic, Natural, Certified and Approved. The COSMOS standard assures that a brand's products are genuine organic or natural cosmetics produced to the highest feasible sustainability practices. Their organic certified products carry at least 20% organic of the total product. You can find the COSMOS stamp under at least eleven authorised certifying bodies around the world. More info