How Cosmetics Entering the Indonesian Market Obtain Halal Certification (Key Points Analysis)

How do cosmetics entering the Indonesian market obtain Halal certification? These key points you need to know!

Indonesia''s 2014 Law No. 33 on Halal Product Assurance (the JPH Law) stipulates that products entering, circulating, and traded within Indonesia must obtain Halal certification, including products imported from abroad, which also includes the cosmetics category listed under mandatory Halal certification.

On August 1 last year, at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo), Dr. Mulyorini Rahayuningsih Hilwan, a member of the LPPOM MUI Halal audit quality committee, conveyed this important message again at a seminar titled "Halal 2026 Success Strategy for the Cosmetics Industry", held during the Indo Beauty Expo event jointly organized by LPPOM MUI and PT Kristamedia Pratama (Krista Exhibitions).

She said that, generally, two points need to be considered when discussing the key points of Halal cosmetics. First, raw materials. The audit procedure must check in detail whether the cosmetic or raw materials contain unclean or non-Halal ingredients. Second, in terms of laboratory testing, whether the product can be penetrated by water.

The production raw materials of cosmetics are diverse, including plants, microbial products, animals, and human metabolic products. Plants are one of the ingredients frequently used in cosmetics. Mulyorini explained: "Basically, plants are included in the list of non-critical ingredients (positive list).

However, she continued, plants need to go through various processing steps to become cosmetics. This process requires other materials as auxiliaries, and it must be ensured that these materials do not contain unclean or non-Halal materials.

For cosmetics from animal ingredients: ingredients such as collagen are animal products that can come from Halal animals such as cattle or fish, but may also come from non-Halal animals such as pigs.

There is also an equally important raw material, placenta. According to the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI), placenta may be used if it comes from a Halal animal and is for external use only.

However, it should be noted that if a cow dies during pregnancy and the placenta is extracted, then according to Halal standard principles it would be defined as non-Halal, because the animal has died. The placenta of unclean animals such as pigs also cannot be used. The placenta of the human body is also prohibited from use.

Fatty acid derivatives are also frequently used as fragrances. These ingredients can come from plants and animals. Many fatty acid derivatives are no longer fatty acids but new compounds.

Halal consumers pay attention to one point: not letting cosmetics obstruct the limbs during use so that water cannot penetrate. This way, during ablution, water cannot reach the limbs, making the ablution invalid.

Therefore, the water-permeability test is one of the tasks that must be completed in the Halal certification process. The LPPOM MUI laboratory has passed ISO 17025 certification and can provide various testing services, one of which is the water-permeability test for cosmetics.

In this regard, LPPOM is always ready to assist every cosmetics enterprise in carrying out Halal certification procedures, to ensure Halal products for consumers and bring a sense of security and comfort to Indonesia''s Halal consumers, one aspect of which is the use of cosmetics.

This lady, who also serves as a lecturer in the agro-industrial engineering department of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology at an Indonesian institute of technology, emphasized that the regulation of the Halal certification obligation is the responsibility of the Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH), while the Halal certification fatwa decree is the responsibility of the Fatwa Committee of the Indonesian Council of Ulama (KF MUI). Halal certification can be concluded based on the audit report results of the Halal review body (LPH), one of which is LPPOM.

For ordinary consumers, identifying the Halal compliance of cosmetics may be somewhat difficult. However, as consumers pursuing Halal quality, you must remain prudent when choosing beauty products, ensuring they are both safe and meet Halal standards.

To help domestic cosmetics enterprises gain in-depth understanding of how products obtain Halal certification and the relevant Halal certification guidelines, you can visit SINOQUAL''s official website www.halalkosher.org at any time, or call the national unified service hotline 400-001-7706. Our experienced Halal certification service team will sincerely provide you with professional, detailed, one-stop Halal certification services.