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• 100% MADE IN ITALY
• SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
• REVOLUTIONARY FORMULAS
• GUARANTEED EFFECTIVENESS
• NATURAL AND ETHICAL PRODUCTS
• TRAINING AS A TRANSMISSION OF WELLBEING

Certainly, BEC operates in accordance with Law 675/1996 and its subsequent amendments and additions, and in particular with the provisions of Legislative Decree 196/2003 and EU Regulation 2016/679 concerning personal data, and it is our duty to protect your data.

The purchased goods will be immediately prepared in our warehouses and collected by the courier for delivery.

1. Courier delivery times to main locations (provincial capitals and large towns) are approximately 1-2 working days, except in exceptional cases of force majeure such as: atmospheric events, strikes, etc.
2. For secondary locations, such as medium-small municipalities and main islands, delivery times are approximately 2-3 working days.
3. For disadvantaged locations, very small centers, mountain locations, remote locations, and smaller islands, deliveries will take 4-5 working days.

Shipments to the courier are made within 24 hours of the order, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

For all orders received from 2:00 PM on Friday until 8:00 AM on Monday morning, shipments to the courier will be made at 3:00 PM on the same Monday.

If, when checking the goods received, you notice that something is missing compared to what you ordered and you have not received any communication from us about temporarily unavailable goods, please contact us immediately by writing an email to the following address:vendite2@bec-natura.com

• You may exercise the right of withdrawal and the product conformity guarantee, as provided in the terms and conditions of sale.
• In the event of receiving defective products, or products that do not conform to the invoiced orders, you may request their replacement provided that the defect is reported within the terms set forth in the sales contract.
• For those who have purchased on the Website and who do not qualify as consumers, the guarantees for defects in the sold item, the guarantee for defects in promised and essential quality, and other guarantees provided by the civil code with their respective terms, forfeitures, and limitations will apply.
• For all the cases provided above, we remind you that the integrity of the returned good is an essential condition for the completion of the return process. The goods to be returned must be shipped to the registered office of BEC SRL, located in Forlì in via Monteverdi, 47/49/51 – 47122 Forlì (FC).
• If the Customer has exercised the right of withdrawal, they must return the product no later than the fifteenth day following receipt, by direct return and shipment by forwarding the product to BeC Srl at the address indicated above.

We do not test our products on animals, nor do we commission such tests from our suppliers. BeC guarantees the safety and effectiveness of BeC products through tests conducted exclusively on healthy human volunteers who are informed about the characteristics of the product and the test to be performed. Furthermore, chemical controls are carried out on raw materials before their use in a formulation, and both chemical and microbiological controls are performed on the finished product before it is placed on the market. Current legislation prohibits animal testing for cosmetic products or their ingredients where alternative methods exist, validated by specific Commissions, that can offer the consumer an equivalent degree of protection. However, before such methods were available, many raw materials for cosmetics were tested on animals by the raw material manufacturer to ensure their safety of use. BeC is committed to avoiding the use of these raw materials whenever possible. BeC's dedication to animal welfare and its commitment to combating animal testing in every way is demonstrated by its adherence to the Qualità Vegetariana® (Vegetarian Quality) brand. To learn more, visit the Qualità Vegetariana® website.

All BeC products are tested for the absence of Nickel and heavy metals, allergens and toxins. In addition, all cosmetics contain more than 97% of natural ingredients, are free of animal ingredients, are GMO-free, do not contain silicones, petrolatum, SLES or SLS, parabens,
formaldehyde releasers, alcohol and artificial colors. All BeC food supplements contain
only titrated plant extracts and essential oils, as well as vitamins and
pure mineral salts. They do not contain ingredients of animal origin, GMOs,
dyes and preservatives of any kind. They are packaged in vegetable gelatin capsules
and sealed in a cleanroom with controlled atmosphere.

According to a study published by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), cosmetics are responsible for contact dermatitis in only 5.4% of cases. Despite the low number compared to the total, it cannot be said that cosmetics are entirely free from causing allergies, and this is because there are no substances that are definitively non-allergenic (allergenic = capable of causing allergies) for all individuals. Allergic reactions are, in fact, individual and difficult to predict: to achieve an absolute guarantee, it would be necessary to test each cosmetic individually on all its users! Obviously, this is not possible. What can be done to protect the customer and provide a safe product is to test the skin compatibility of the products on a significant number of healthy individuals, in order to exclude the possibility that the product is harmful or irritating for most users under normal conditions of use. To ensure greater safety, these tests can be performed drastically, meaning by subjecting the product to much more massive exposure conditions than the consumer could ever achieve. One method used by BeC to achieve this is the so-called "Patch Test," in which the product is applied (on the back or forearm) and occluded (sealed) on the skin using an aluminum capsule glued to the skin with a waterproof plaster. In this way, the product is kept in forced contact with the skin for a long period – usually 48 hours – after which the plaster is removed, and both visual and instrumental evaluations are carried out to ensure the complete skin compatibility of the product. For BeC, however, the patch test is only the final act dedicated to producing a safe product; in fact, safety begins to be built at the time of formulation and selection of raw materials!

Since 1997, cosmetics placed on the market within the European Union must list ingredients on the label according to the INCI (International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient) system: in this way, consumers receive uniform information on the ingredients contained in cosmetics. With the 7th amendment to the Cosmetics Directive (Directive 2003/15/EC), an obligation was introduced from March 11, 2005, to indicate on the label, within the ingredient list, the presence of one or more of 26 substances identified by the SCCP (Scientific Committee on Consumer Products of the European Union). These substances, synthetic or natural, are mainly present in perfumes, but also in essential oils used in cosmetic products. In general, substances used in cosmetics and perfumes, including the 26 substances, are considered safe based on tests that exclude the possibility of undesirable reactions in most consumers. However, since an allergic reaction is an individual event, these new labeling provisions are intended as further help for allergic individuals, to make the most informed choice.

Dry extracts are raw materials obtained by extracting active ingredients from parts of the plant (called "drugs") and represent the most effective and safest way to benefit from their properties. The drug taken as is or in the form of infusions does not provide the consumer with sufficient quality and safety assurance, because the actual content of active ingredients is unknown, both qualitatively and quantitatively. For this reason, in the formulation of its products, BeC uses standardized dry extracts, i.e., with a declared and guaranteed quantity of an active ingredient or a group of active ingredients with similar structure and activity; these extracts are listed on the supplement label along with the declared standardization. When market availability does not allow for this, extracts are used for which the "extract/drug ratio (E/D)" is reported. This ratio represents the kg of plant (or part of the plant) used to obtain 1 kg of dry extract: for example, if an extract/drug ratio of 1/4 is indicated, it means that to obtain 1 kg of extract, 4 kg of plant (drug) are used. In both cases (standardized extracts or those indicating the E/D ratio), there is certainty of a raw material obtained with a reproducible and consistently identical, i.e., standardized, preparation method; furthermore, the use of extracts definitely guarantees analytical and microbiological controls on the raw material, less variability in composition, and is in any case a way to have a much higher active ingredient content than that present in the starting plant.

The 7th amendment to Directive 76/768/EEC introduced the obligation to indicate the so-called PaO (Period after Opening) on the label, with the aim of improving the information provided to consumers. In particular, the following symbol is shown on cosmetic products (both on primary and secondary packaging): a graphic symbol indicating the number of months during which the product does not lose its effectiveness after opening the package. This means that the product will retain its functional characteristics and safety for the period (in months) corresponding to the number shown, which in the example is 36 months. This duration (36 months in the example) therefore does not refer to the product's expiry date, but to the maximum period of time that can elapse from the first opening of the product.

Qualità Vegetariana® is a brand created by a group of professionals, with the aim of offering those who choose vegetarianism as a lifestyle a recognized and guaranteed quality, from those who strive and can contribute their 30 years of experience in the sector. The Qualità Vegetariana® brand aims to be synonymous with professionalism and commitment. It will be awarded to all those aware and ethical professionals and companies that identify with the brand's objectives, guaranteeing all parameters for respecting and defending the animal world. In order to promote the recognition and identification of Vegetarian or Vegan products by consumers, "Vegetarian" is defined as any product that, at every stage of its production, excludes the use of animal products obtained through the killing, mistreatment, and/or intensive exploitation of animals. For the brand's philosophy, GMO products are not allowed. To learn more, visit the Qualità Vegetariana® website

FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification is the main guarantee mechanism for the origin of wood or paper. It is an international certification system that ensures that the raw material used to make a wood or paper product comes from responsibly managed forests, where strict environmental, social, and economic standards are met.