Top Halal Beauty Brands in India
Written by: Zahabiya Ali
Your Guide to Ethical Beauty.
If you are a Muslim girlie, trying to enhance her halal-haram ratio by regulating your beauty routine, or someone looking for gifts for your muslim friend, you have landed in the right space. Finding halal beauty products is not mainstream and can be a task. You must have found yourself label-sleuthing the beauty goodies before adding them to your halal-cart. Well, complying with vegan, organic, natural, herbal or plant-based labels isn’t enough. You need to look for an authentic halal certification.
The Islamic law has a guideline for almost everything, including the beauty products and cosmetics that we use on a daily rotation. A lot of brands have strived to get the halal–certification for their formulas and we have listed below the must-have halal beauty brands in India. However, what makes a beauty product, halal? Let’s find out!
Understanding the Meaning of Halal Beauty
Be it skincare, haircare, makeup, fragrances or nail-care, for a product to be halal and in adherence to Islamic virtues, it should not contain any form of alcohol, collagen, stem cells or gelatine, derived from animals or humans. Many organic beauty brands use denatured alcohol, which is also against the halal guideline. To make the brand halal-verified, every process, from ingredient sourcing and lab formulations to storage and packaging must be compliant to Islamic principles.
There’s a fine line between halal and wudhu-friendly (ablutions) beauty products. Unlike Wudhu-friendly products, the halal formulations might not offer water permeation into the skin.
The global love and demand for halal cosmetics is on a surge and many beauty CEOs have stepped up to get their brand halal-certified. Here are some Indian brands that we love:
Iba cosmetics
Co-founded by Teli sisters in 2012, Iba cosmetics is a homegrown, personal care brand. Being the first halal-Indian brand, Iba offers an extensive range of halal moisturisers, cleansers, haircare, bodycare, fragrances and makeup. You can check out their website for some thoughtfully curated kits and gift combos.
Tuesday in love
Now here’s something that is halal and wudhu-friendly! Tuesday in love has a love-story that finds resonance with all muslim women who struggle to use nail polish due to its unclean ingredients and non-permeability. Besides their hotseller UV gel nail polish, Tuesday in love also carries a variety of makeup like halal foundation, halal lipstick, halal blush and many more. You can also try their halal skin and haircare range.
786 Cosmetics
Another one for the nail-lacquer enthusiasts who also prioritise wudhu-friendly and halal ingredients, 786 Cosmetics delivers an assortment of plant-based and non-toxic nail polishes. Tapping into their newest addition, you can explore their halal nail vitamins, electric manicure kit and much more.
Saba Personal Care
Hailing from Singapore, Saba personal care is a vegan, cruelty-free and halal-certified beauty brand. From having a French-formulation for breathable nail polishes to carrying an Ayurvedic self care range, this brand is a multiverse of clean and natural beauty. You can also find soap-free halal cleansers and chemical free products.
Aykiz cosmetics
One of the biggest advantages of using halal beauty products is that they are also devoid of nasties and have a mindful formulation that cares for your skin. Aykiz cosmetics celebrates this idea and delivers gentle yet effective products, promising to be the best halal skincare brand for sensitive skin india. Blending science with nature, their affordable range has face cleansers, serums, lip balms, hair oils and more.
Inglot
Already on the pedestal with their global-hit gel eyeliner, Inglot offers an array of halal-certified makeup and skincare products. Right from makeup base to eyes, lips and nail-care, you can meet your new favourites that are crafted with vegan formulas and top-quality ingredients. Inglot’s wide collection powers through their impeccable range of shades that caters to a spectrum of skin tones.
