Brand Breakdown: Is Vered Organic Botanicals a Clean Beauty Brand?
How Vered Started
VERED organic botanicals is an organic skin and body care line integrating therapeutic 100% certified organic essential oils, plant oils and herbs. Founded by Vered Back, a Master herbalist, aromatherapist, esthetician and artisanal perfume. She has over 33 years of experience in the holistic wellness space.
Battling the severe symptoms of Lyme Disease, Vered studied herbalism which blossomed her grounding passion for creating this brand. Vered’s mission is “We cannot separate the body from the mind so my products were formulated with the intention to also provide results on the limbic system, aka our emotional brain. That’s where therapeutic grade essential oils come in, in synergy with anti-inflammatory herbs, and high-quality carrier oils with a small molecular structure to penetrate easily onto the skin.”
Is Vered as clean as they claim to be? We reviewed the brand to find out.
How we Rank the Brand
Green Heart – We approve of this brand’s products and they contain zero known toxins.
Yellow Heart – We approve of most ingredients in this brand’s products, they might contain some toxins or known allergies.
Red Heart – We suggest you proceed with caution and limit your expose and use to this brand’s products as there are toxins present.
What Impressed Us
- 100% Natural, Certified Organic, Vegan & Cruelty-Free!
- All plants are Certified Organic, biodynamic and hand selected from the finest local farmers.
- Hand-made in small batches, and made with love from NYC.
- All of the plant extracts are created in-house with no chemicals involved ever.
- All oils are Certified Organic, cold-pressed and unrefined.
- All of our essential oils are Certified Organic therapeutic-grade produced by steam distillation.
- All products are scented with Essential Oils which deliver an increase of energy, induce relaxation, and reduce the effects of depression and stress.
Ingredients of Vered
Vered claims to be a high vibrational company that produces luxury skincare for different skin types, such as dull, acne, and wrinkles. They say they don’t make any compromises on quality ingredients.
Their products are made with the highest quality organic herbs, plant oils, and therapeutic essential oils. All products are made in small batches and are manufactured in Florida.
Below you will see a snapshot of their Citrus Silk Body Wash ingredients.
Breaking Down the Ingredients
While most of Vered’s ingredients are clean or non-toxic, we found some minimal ingredients that we do not recommend for those with allergies, sensitivities, or dermatitis. The below ingredients, with exception to Benzyl Alcohol, are active ingredients in fragrance mixes that are isolates. Oftentimes, to make a natural scent compound, manufacturers will extract from the whole plant these compounds or isolates.
Per the European Cosmetics Regulation, European manufacturers must list isolates in addition to essential oils even though they are not additional ingredients. However, isolates listed on American products can be additional ingredients. While we are okay with high quality therapeutic grade essential oils, we do not recommend products with isolates as standalone ingredients.
Limonene
Limonene is a scent ingredient from citrus rind that can cause allergies and skin and respiratory issues.
Citral
Citral is a scent ingredient that can cause allergies or dermatitis.
Linalool
Linalool is a scent ingredient from various flowers and plants that can cause skin and respiratory issues.
Geraniol
Geraniol is a scent ingredient that has the potential to cause allergies or dermatitis.
Eugenol
Eugenol is a scent ingredient that has the potential to cause allergies or dermatitis.
Citronellol
Citronellol is a scent ingredient that has the potential to cause allergies or dermatitis.
Benzyl Alcohol
Benzyl Alcohol is an aromatic alcohol that occurs naturally in some essential oils. BA can dry out the skin and cause allergies.
Going Beyond Beauty
Sustainability
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Giving Back
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Cruelty- Free
Vered confirms that they are truly cruelty-free. They do not test finished products or ingredients on animals, and neither do their suppliers or any third-parties.
Vegan
Vered is 100% vegan.
Parent Company
Vered does not have a parent company.
Final Rating:
While Vered does have some isolate compounds in a few of their products that we would not recommend for those with sensitivities, they are the last ingredients which means there is the least amount in the formulation. We believe that as long as you are informed with the possibility of allergens, we would recommend this Brand as they contain no detrimental toxins.
