Halal
Is your skincare halal? How to actually check (2026)
Short answer: check the certificate, not the label. A halal claim in Malaysia is a regulated representation, and the only thing that settles it is a certificate from JAKIM or from a certifier JAKIM recognises.
We do not certify anything, and we do not label brands halal. This page explains how to check for yourself. Nothing on this site states that a brand is or is not halal, because we have not verified it — and a wrong claim either way is the most damaging factual error a site like this could publish.
1. Check JAKIM’s own register
JAKIM publishes a searchable directory of halal-certified companies at halal.gov.my. Skincare sits under the category “Kosmetik dan Dandanan Diri” (cosmetics and personal care).
The trap that catches almost everyone: the register lists companies, not brand names. Searching a brand usually returns nothing even when the product is certified, because the certificate belongs to the manufacturer. Searching “Safi” returns no results — but Safi is made by Wipro Unza, and searching “Wipro” returns entries. A brand returning zero results proves nothing. Find out who manufactures it first.
Certificates also expire. The register shows expiry dates, and a lapsed certificate is not a current one.
2. “No JAKIM logo” does not mean “not halal”
Malaysia recognises halal certification issued by a gazetted list of foreign bodies. A Korean or Indonesian product certified by one of those is certified — it simply will not appear in JAKIM’s own Malaysian register.
From JAKIM’s gazetted list of recognised foreign halal certification bodies, effective 21 August 2026, the ones most relevant to skincare sold here:
- IndonesiaBPJPH — Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Produk Halal
- South KoreaKMF (Korea Muslim Federation) · KHA (Korea Halal Authority)
The list covers more than 40 countries. It names the recognised bodies but does not state which product categories each recognition covers, so a mark from one of them is a strong signal rather than proof for a cosmetic specifically — worth asking the seller about.
3. The alcohol question
The most common reason people ask whether a skincare product is halal is alcohol in the ingredient list. It is worth knowing that “alcohol” on an INCI list is not one substance. Fatty alcohols — cetyl, stearyl, cetearyl — are waxy emollients and are not intoxicants. Denatured alcohol and ethanol are a different question, and it is the one certification bodies actually assess.
This is a matter for scholars and certifiers, not for us. We raise it only because “alkohol dalam skincare halal” is one of the most searched forms of this question, and the usual answer online collapses two different ingredients into one.
Why we don’t publish a “best halal skincare” list
We could. It would rank. We are not going to, because we cannot source it. We checked our own catalogue against JAKIM’s cosmetics register and could not confirm certification for a single one of the brands we cover — not because they are uncertified, but because the register is organised by manufacturer and the answer genuinely is not available from the outside.
A halal claim is regulated. Publishing one from a brand’s own marketing, from its country of origin, or from inference would be exactly the kind of confident, wrong statement this site exists to avoid. When we can verify, we will publish it with the certificate number and its expiry date — and not before.