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ents. So it’s quite possible that hard core vegans, who don’t wear leather shoes and prefer imitation leather, may opt for synthetic ingredients instead of animal substances. Will the vegan cosmetics trend continue? We repeated the trend study after six months to find out if there were any changes. We saw an unabated strong interest in natural and organic cosmetics, but the second survey showed a slight decline in relation to vegan cosmetics. For 8% of the re- spondents, certificates of vegan origin have lessened in impor- tance over the last six months. 65% of the vegans do not want any animal substances, 87% oppose animal testing, a high rate approximately shared by other groups. Even though animal test- ing has been banned in the European Union, the topic is still an issue. What development do you expect for natural and organic cosmetics in the future? For years customers have been migrating away from tradition- al cosmetics and turning towards greener products. Thus cus- tomer reach has been growing continually. Consumers differ in their individual desires concerning the degree of naturalness, lux- ury, ethics and organic cosmetics. Today consumers have a broad range of opportunities for gathering information. The mainstream will continue to use traditional cosmetics, but this segment is turning greener as well. ‘Free-of’ approaches, stat- ing ingredients not used, increasingly suggest themselves. The entire industry is again raising the issue of animal protection. I am convinced that natural and organic cosmetics will continue to show the strongest growth in the cosmetics market. After all, sustainability, credibility and transparency are matters where or- ganic cosmetic brands have always been a step ahead of others. COSSMA 5I2015 31 Elfriede Dambacher Owner of consulting company Naturkosmetik Konzepte CEO of the publishing company Naturkosmetik Verlag Dortmund, Germany ed@naturkosmetik-verlag.de www.naturkosmetik-verlag.de The animal substances beeswax and lanolin, used in natural cosmetics as an alternative to synthetic ingredients, cannot be used in vegan cosmetics photo:HLPhoto,AfricaStudio,Shutterstock.com Ätherische Öle Essential Oils Gewürz-Oleoresine Spice Oleoresins Riechstoffe Aromatic Chemicals Paul Kaders GmbH Eschelsweg 27 – 22767 Hamburg Telefon: + 49-40-380 308-0 Telefax: + 49-40-380 308-27 E-Mail: paul@kaders.de Seit 1910: Ihre Experten mit dem Ohr zur Welt COS1505_30_Dambach_COS1406_22_Imogen_D 27.04.15 07:30 Seite 31 Telefon: + 49-40-380308-0 Telefax: + 49-40-380308-27 COS1505_30_Dambach_COS1406_22_Imogen_D 27.04.1507:30 Seite 31