Responsible Wellness Charter

TOTEMS, NATURAL TREATMENTS

FOR ARSENECA, LETTING WELLNESS TRANSFORM US MEANS PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO FORMULAS. SAFETY FIRST AT ARSENECA, A TOTEM POLE WILL ALWAYS OFFER YOU AN EXTRAORDINARY EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE. BUT THESE BENEFITS WOULD BE NOTHING IF THEY DID NOT FIRST AND FOREMOST MEET THE MOST STRINGENT HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, ARSENECA LABORATORY HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO AVOIDING THE USE OF MOLECULES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF CONSUMERS AND TO USING ONLY NATURAL PROCESSES. ALL PRODUCTS COMPLY WITH THE MOST STRINGENT INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION AND MEET OUR OWN HIGH STANDARDS OF QUALITY DEVELOPMENT AND TRACEABILITY. WE WORK DAILY TO ENSURE THESE MISSIONS. IN OUR LABORATORIES AND IN COLLABORATION WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS, ARSENECA HAS MORE THAN 600 ANALYTICAL METHODS AT ITS DISPOSAL FOR THE EVALUATION OF RAW MATERIALS AND FINISHED PRODUCTS. MORE THAN 250 IMPURITIES ARE TESTED BEFORE A TOTEM IS APPROVED. ALL OF OUR INGREDIENTS AND FORMULAS ARE EVALUATED UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION THROUGH IN VITRO AND CLINICAL TESTS TO ENSURE THAT THE FINISHED PRODUCTS ARE WELL TOLERATED. ONCE THE TOTEM IS LAUNCHED, METAVIGILANCE IS IMPLEMENTED. IF A CONSUMER OR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTS A REACTION TO THE TOTEM, THE DATA IS REPORTED AND ANALYZED TO DETERMINE IF THE PRODUCT IS TO BLAME. THIS LENGTHY AND RIGOROUS PROCESS ENSURES THAT THE SAFETY OF ALL ARSENECA LABORATORY PRODUCTS IS BEYOND REPROACH.

EXCLUDED INGREDIENTS

BEYOND THE REGULATIONS, ARSENECA'S RESPONSIBLE FORMULATION CHARTER EXCLUDES
FROM THE FORMULATION OF ITS NEW PRODUCTS THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS:
- BHA (BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE)
- DIETHYL PHTHALATE
- FORMALDEHYDE DONORS

- ETHANOLAMINE
- HOMOSALATE
- PALM OIL
ETHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE/
METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE
- OCTOCRYLENE
- OXYBENZONE AND OTHER
BENZOPHENONES
- PARABENS
- CYCLIC SILICONES
(CYCLOHEXASILOXANE,
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE)
- ALUMINIUM SALTS
TRICLOCARBAN
- TRICLOSAN
- TRIETHANOLAMINE

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE NATURALNESS

WE ARE CONVINCED THAT RESPONSIBLE WELL-BEING IS NOURISHED BY SUSTAINABLE NATURALNESS. THE
TEAMS AT ARSENECA SCIENCE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS ON THE INCREASING USE OF
NATURAL INGREDIENTS ONLY.
WE ARE AWARE THAT ALTHOUGH NATURAL INGREDIENTS ARE MOSTLY RENEWABLE, THEY ARE NOT
NECESSARILY SYNONYMOUS WITH SUSTAINABILITY.

THIS IS WHY THIS SUSTAINABILITY HAS BEEN EVALUATED FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON ALL OF OUR
INGREDIENTS THANKS TO FIELD VERIFICATIONS AND AN INTERNAL TOOL, VALIDATED BY AN INDEPENDENT MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
, WHICH EVALUATES THEIR IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY, WATER, PLANETARY RESOURCES, AND THEIR SOCIAL IMPACT. THIS APPROACH ALLOWS US
TODAY TO BE PART OF A PIONEERING INITIATIVE TO DEFINE A NEW
EUROPEAN STANDARD FOR VOLUNTARY RATING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WELLNESS PRODUCTS
THIS IS ALSO WHY WE CONTINUE TO USE SOME SYNTHETIC INGREDIENTS WHEN
THEY OFFER A BETTER SUSTAINABILITY PROFILE, ONLY FOR SOCIAL AND MORAL TOTEMS

PACKAGING DESIGNED TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT 

ARSENECA IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING
ITS IMPACT ON BIODIVERSITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT BY USING ENERGY EFFICIENT PACKAGING. OUR RESEARCH TEAM TESTS AND ANALYZES THE PACKAGING BEFORE USE. WE HAVE ELIMINATED PLASTIC PACKAGING AND BOTTLES SINCE 2018, AND USE SMALL SIZE PACKAGING