Products entering, circulating, and traded in the territory of Indonesia are required to carry out halal certification based on Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Assurance (UU JPH). Cosmetics are included in the products referred to in the regulation, this regulation will come into effect on October 17, 2026.
The obligation for halal-certified products by the Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH) has been in effect since October 17, 2019. In the first stage, this obligation was applied to food and beverage products, as well as slaughtering results and services. This also marked the beginning of a new era of mandatory halal in Indonesia as a mandate of the JPH Law.
The halal certification process has since become the authority of BPJPH as an administrative regulator by involving the Halal Inspection Institution (LPH), which is authorized to examine and test the Halal of products, as well as the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), which determines the halal fatwa of products.
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 of 2021, about the Implementation of the Halal Product Assurance.
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.
Source: https://halalmui.org/2026-kosmetik-wajib-halal/