Archive for the Criteria Category

In this period the environmental problems related to the dispersion of microplastics in the environment are in the limelight. On the basis of the classification proposed by the GESAMP (UN scientific group that studies the impacts on the marine environment) in 2015, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Let us ask a question to people which do not know yet Bensos’ products: have you ever wondered why, at the supermarket, you must buy detergents so often? With regard to laundry products, their consumption mainly depends on how many kids there are in the family, or

Let us examine together this quite difficult issue: parabens yes, parabens no. There are opposing views among scientists; some science writers talk about a kind of “paraben-free trend”. Some assumes that parabens are harmful towards endocrine system, as they mime hormones behaviour then damaging our body; some

Bensos is proud to announce the achievement of a very important objective: we just obtained the eco-label Good Environmental Choice (Bra Miljöval) for two products, the Super Degreaser for household use and the Powersos for professional use. At the moment, the Good Environmental Choice label applies to

Each substance, either a detergent ingredient or other products component, has got specific features; among them there are physical-chemical properties, related with their useful functions (for ex.: degreasing action, preservation, etc.), and ecological and toxicological properties, related with their behaviour into the environment and when they get

Consumers’ awareness of environmental protection is thankfully increasing, as well as the attention for health in general. Moreover, allergic phenomena towards some chemicals, typically used in detergency, are getting more frequent. The need to change is spreading to professional laundries, which are starting to convert to ecological

When you enter a shop with Bensos’ products, what are you going to see? First of all, you’ll see the absence of artificial colouring, as Bensos precisely chose not to use any dyes or opacifying agents: they are both methods for concealing possible flaws of the products, for

Face and body creams, available at the supermarket or at the perfume store, use to follow production standards intended to fulfil aesthetic and olfactory requirements, such as an attractive packaging, a strong and persistent fragrance, a soft consistency and feeling of the cream. Often such products hide

Substances suspected to be endocrine disruptors are currently to the fore in debates about pesticides. Of course, we know that it is not only a pesticides matter, as it occurs in detergency and cosmetics too. Hence let us take advantage of the current discussion to get in