Halal-certified Beauty Products – Pork-Free Beautification Fad – Part II

Senior VP, research from EWG that has researched safety quotient of cosmetics for the last ten years Jane Houlihan states that irrespective of whether the constituents are animal-based or petroleum-based is not known while one shops and there is a baffling array of such cosmetics. Manufacturers are required to mention a listing of the constituents on the product labelling; however there is nothing coercing them in listing the source of these constituents. Hence until they are contacted one would not know. Also largely individuals are pressed for time to even contact them for that kind of information.

The FDA overseeing the beauty industry in the U.S. cannot compel cosmetic firms to carry out safety evaluations and mainly permits the manufacturing firms to decide themselves regarding the constituents. In case cleared, the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 hailed in last month would furnish great authority to the Food and Drug Administration and would make it compulsory for firms in disclosing greater info regarding what is present in their product.

Hail-Ho ‘Halal’

But, people might ponder if these cosmetic products would still be working that good sans those constituents. For this query, the answer is yet fuzzy.

Several cosmetic brand makers employ such constituents for monetary reasons as they are cheaper in procuring and in other scenarios they are actually providing improved outcomes.

Mah Hussein-Gambles, an ex-pharmacist in England came to the decision that she desired creating a complete skincare line which was alcohol-free subsequent to having discovered that her hubby was short of choices for his extra-sensitive skin.

Alcohol presence, especially in skincare is particularly prevalent. Varied forms inclusive of ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, SD alcohol, ethyl alcohol could mostly be spotted close to the topmost listing of components.

Such alcohol forms dry out the skin and present in toners for soaking up oiliness and drying out zits. Since alcohol could aggravate skin hence taking that into consideration several key cosmetic brands like Neutrogena, MAX Factor, L’Oreal have been offering several non-alcohol product types.

Hussein-Gambles who began creating products for her hubby then came to the realization that there can be demands for them. A firm follower of Islam, Hussein-Gambles was keen on expanding her cosmetic product range ‘Saaf Pure’ and making it halal-certified.

However ever since the start, Hussein-Gambles confesses that her products vended online and in several health-foods departments were quite the rage with the non-Muslim community.

She points out that Halal is a great choice for all as it is eco and ethically friendly alongside religiously pertinent for others.

Also several customers are keen to use cosmetic products that are free of chemicals. Many expectant moms have found the eraser oil by this brand for stretch mark prevention quite beneficial and are happy that animal testing of this product has not been done as well as being free of harsh-natured chemicals.

Old Wine in New Bottle

Halal cosmetic products are not a new-fangled thing, though they have become quite the rage with eco-friendly customers.

Revlon’s hair care range has duo hair-coloring products – ‘Colorsilk Luminista’, ‘Colorsilk’ which are halal-certified for over ten years now.

Even the brand Tom’s of Maine that advertises its innate range of deo-spray, soaps among many others vended all through the United States has been providing kosher-certified products since the earlier part of the nineties and has also began receiving customer enquiries regarding halal benchmark adherence.

As end users get more erudite they are on the lookout for product types which are aligning to their faiths – be it halal on religious grounds or for avoiding chemical presence or animal testing.

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