Products that have entered, circulated, and been marketed in Indonesian regions must undergo halal accreditation based on the weighty Constitution No.33 Year 2014 about the Halal Products Guarantee (JPH Constitution). Cosmetics are included in the products that are meant in the regulation, which started to apply on October 17th, 2026.
Since October 17th, 2019, the obligations of halal products certified by the Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal (BPJPH) or Halal Product Guarantee Organizing Agency have been applied. In the first stage, this regulation, initially applied to products such as food, beverages, and slaughter services, marks the beginning of a new era in Indonesia’s market, where halal certification is a must.
Since then, the halal certification process has become the authority of BPJPH as a regulator. This process is administrative and involves the Lembaga Pemeriksa Halal (LPH) or Halal Inspector Institution, which is authorized to inspect and test the halal of the product, and the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) or Indonesian Council of Ulama for determining product halal fatwa.
In the second stage, the obligation to have halal accreditation will start to apply to medicines, cosmetics, and daily necessities. This is in accordance with Government Regulation Number 39, Year 2021, about the Implementation of the Halal Product Guarantee Sector.
Halal Audit Quality Board of LPPOM MUI, Dr. Ir. Mulyorini Rahayuningsih Hilwan, M.Si., M.Si., clarifies that the need for halal certification for cosmetics products is pushed by the need to obey the regulation. The other strong force to do the halal accreditation came from the consumers. The more cosmetic consumers in Indonesia are increasing, the more critical consumers will be about halal cosmetics.
“The complex growth of the technology and materials and the difficulty of the production process can obscure the halal and haram cosmetic products (syuhbat). To clarify, halal accreditation is needed to prove that the products are free from haram substances and najis,” Mulyorini explained.
One of the examples is the process of halal material that has been processed by a shared facility. In this case, the facility can also process the materials containing haram or najis. Therefore, the owner of the facility (maklon) and the material supplier must understand the regulations of Sistem Jaminan Produk Halal (SJPH) or Halal Product Guarantee System and have a standardization so the data can be fulfilled for the client who is going to produce the halal product. Of course, it can be a challenge for halal cosmetics accreditation.
Implementing SJPH is essential in the cosmetic industry. Some of the points needed to fulfill SJPH are having a competent team and a facility that is “halal dedicated.”
“It will be hard to use a facility based overseas, and not all products produced in the same place have the halal certification. Moreover, the use of halal cosmetics is indeed only on the outside of the body. Still, it is also related to the impact of the use of cosmetics on whether or not Muslim prayer is valid,” said Mulyorini.
Furthermore, halal cosmetics testing focuses on the product’s capability, whether it’s waterproof or not. Halal accreditation for cosmetics can guarantee ablution or wudhu that can cleanse through the skin layers; therefore, the Muslim prayer could count as valid.
Of course, all of these can be difficult to identify with the naked eye. Further testing was needed to ensure that all of the cosmetic substances were safe and halal. The halal accreditation process guarantees all halal substances are used and safe to use during prayer. Hence, halal-accredited products are the best choice for choosing cosmetics under Islam Syariah. (ZUL)
