About Halal Cosmetics

How to choose halal cosmetics? How do we know which products are halal and which are not? Until recently, 'halal' was still associated only with food. As people's understanding and the transparency of food have kept improving, the focus has gradually shifted to offering more halal products, including finance and beauty products. Because there is no fully compliant halal beauty company on the market, consumers may contaminate themselves with questionable ingredients in these products. As many other large consumer groups reach saturation, halal consumers are a new outlet on which to build future growth. There are an estimated 1.82 billion Muslims worldwide, about 20% of the world's population, with no geographic boundaries and different lifestyles around the world. However, Muslims hold the concept of halal — anything permitted to use or do — and are forbidden to come into contact with pork products. Halal certification A product receives 'halal certification' when a halal certifying body inspects the production facilities and factory to ensure no non-halal (haram) products or alcohol (including liquids used to clean equipment) have been used in the production process. To obtain halal certification, the certifying organization must be able to trace the source of every ingredient in the product, to ensure it is formulated according to halal-certification standards. A sample of each product is also sent to an independent laboratory contracted with the certifying body, to test for traces of pork or pork by-products before certification is issued. Testing individual products and ingredients to ensure there is no pork or animal by-product is a time-consuming process that can take months. Finally, if all requirements to become a certified halal product are met, a certificate is issued for each product. Halal cosmetics brands Halal consumers are beginning to realize the meaning of halal and haram in skincare and makeup, which means they are willing to spend more on high-quality halal products. Some halal cosmetics brands are: Iba, Inika, Inglot (nail polish), Clara Cosmetics, Amara and Shehnaz Herbal. There may be other halal cosmetics brands as well. The advice for halal consumers is to choose a brand that qualifies for halal certification and use only halal products. If that is not possible, you can follow a golden rule: avoid cosmetics made with animal-derived products, and instead use cosmetics free of non-halal (haram) ingredients, such as organic-certified or vegan-certified cosmetics. Please note that not all vegan products are necessarily halal, because they may contain alcohol.