Quality assurance

The quality ä Health assurance is an integrated process at Ayurveda Paradies

The highest quality standards are incorporated into the Ayurvedic and natural products in cooperation with each of our suppliers. Before delivery All products are tested in the laboratory for contamination and residues such as pesticides or heavy metals in accordance with the relevant guidelines for assessing the quality of plant products. We are also tested annually by both the cantonal laboratory and the medicinal products control authority.

Traditionally produced Ayurveda massage oils from Ayurveda Paradies

Ayurveda Paradise traditionally produced Ayurveda massage oils are made in Kerala, South India and contain the base oil with various herbs from nat ü local cultivation. The manufacturing process is unique and is carried out according to the Cooked for 2-3 days according to the strict guidelines of the Ayurveda Pharmacopoeia, to ensure the uniform combination of the base oil and the herbal broth. Finally, the oil is energetically enhanced over a wood fire. All our oils are naturally grown and are Toxic-Free, Cruelty-Free, Made-Safe, GMP and Eurofins certified .

Swiss CH-BIO-006 certification
For administrative and cost reasons, we do not comply with Swiss guidelines and their CH organic certification. Our oils come 100% from natural cultivation and our own gardens.

branded products
Brands such as the own brand Ayurveda paradise , Nimi, Classic Ayurveda, Cosmoveda or Maharishi Ayurveda apply their own quality guidelines. These products are also tested in the laboratory and labelled accordingly.

glass medicinal bottles
We use glass from recycled brown glass from Europe.

packaging material
We use RECYCLING packaging chips from Switzerland as well as other sustainable packaging materials.

The Ayurveda Paradies is organic certified and is tested by Bio.Inpecta AG.

manufacturing process of traditionally produced massage oils

Certification Organic, Cruelty-Free, Made-Safe, Eurofins, GMP, Toxic-Free
Organic certification seems to me to be losing importance in Switzerland these days, because on the one hand all products that we import come from natural cultivation and are certified several times locally, and on the other hand we cover the laboratory costs for specially imported Ayurveda products and have independent laboratories test them not only for heavy metals but also for over 300 different pesticides. Other brand manufacturers have their own quality guidelines, which we check on a random basis.

The import
We have the products imported from India in cooperation with a specialised Swiss transport company, which also ensures the best possible CO2 balance.

Ecologically produced is better than locally produced
International transport plays only a minor role in the ecological footprint of our shopping basket, so we give priority to “made in Green” over “made in Switzerland”.
It is possible to create a carbon footprint for every internationally traded product: from production to the end consumer.On the one hand, we can measure the energy consumption of production in the country of origin - in this case India - and the associated CO2 emissions, and on the other hand, we can determine the emissions caused by fuel combustion during the transport of goods to the importing country and the transport from the production site to the seaport. The latter depends on the material density of the product, the distance traveled and the means of transport chosen.

In 2018, trade in and from the EU and the USA generated an average of between 450 and 540 g of CO2 equivalents (CO2e) per dollar traded. Of this, an average of 300 g of CO2e came from production and between 150 g and 240 g of CO2e from transport. It is assumed that international trade was responsible for a third (31.6%) of global greenhouse gas emissions[1] in 2018. However, only 10.4% of this can effectively be attributed to the transport of goods and services.

Declining influence of sea transport
Quelle: WIOD 2013 Re­lease. This ta­ble de­com­pos­es to­tal trans­port emis­sions into in­land, wa­ter and air trans­port. It also re­ports emis­sions per ton kilo­me­ter and per dol­lar of out­put. Emis­sions per ton kilo­me­ter come from Ne­me­cek and Poore (2018).
However, it is not the distance travelled but the means of transport that has the greatest influence on transport-related emissions. According to calculations by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), sea transport has the lowest CO2 emissions. For example, a bulk carrier – that is, a ship used to transport loose bulk goods such as sand or grain – emits around 6 g CO2e per tonne-kilometer (tkm), while container ships emit 10 g. In comparison, air freight pollutes the environment 74 times more (740 g CO2e per tkm), while road transport still emits 180 g.
(see table: Source: WIOD 2013 Release. This table breaks down total transportation emissions into inland, water and air transport. It also shows emissions per tonne-kilometer and per dollar produced. Emissions per tonne-kilometer are from Nemecek and Poore (2018).)

Local does not mean environmentally friendly
Mathilde Le Moigne
In reality, how Mathilde Le Moigne Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kühne Center for Sustainable Globalization at the University of Zurich  in the article "buy Green not Local " posted, 22 percent of products imported into the EU are already "made in Green" For these goods, it has proven to be much more environmentally friendly to manufacture them abroad and transport them to Europe than to produce them on the European continent.

 

 


Some in Ayurveda Shop Products marked with the following seal of approval were also provided with the following seal of approval:

BDIH - controlled natural cosmetics

Ayurveda products and other natural products that carry the BDIH certificate are subject to independent and ongoing monitoring based on fundamental criteria. The BDIH (Federal Association of Industrial and Commercial Companies for Pharmaceuticals, Health Foods, Food Supplements and Cosmetics) is a social and therefore non-profit association of manufacturers and sales companies. The focus is on transparency for consumers and the creation of equal competitive conditions for all participating companies.

  • Plant-based raw materials: The plant-based raw materials used must be obtained from certified organic raw materials
  • Animal raw materials: Any animal raw materials that are naturally produced by animals, such as milk or honey, are permitted. However, animal raw materials from dead vertebrates, such as mink oil, emu oil and animal fats, are not permitted.
  • Without cruel animal testing: Animal testing may not be carried out or commissioned during the production and development or during the testing of final products.
  • Natural cosmetics: In the production of natural cosmetics, in addition to physical processes including extraction with water, vegetable alcohol, carbon dioxide, vegetable fats or oils and glycerin obtained from them, enzymatic and microbiological processes are also permitted, as they also occur in nature.
  • Natural substances: Results may be obtained from natural substances such as fats, oils and waxes, sugar, starch, cellulose, proteins, polysaccharides, vitamins by means of hydrolysis, hydrogenation, esterification or other cleavage and condensation processes.
  • Preservatives: Only selected, nature-identical preservatives may be used. Appropriate labelling is required.
  • Nat ü natural fragrances: Only natural fragrances according to ISO standard 9235 and biotechnologically produced fragrances are permitted in products.
    Prohibited substances that must not be used under any circumstances:
    • Organic-synthetic dyes
    • Synthetic fragrances
    • Ethoxylated raw materials
    • silicones
    • paraffins and other petroleum products
    • Plant and animal raw materials as well as end products that have been treated with ionizing radiation.

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