COSMETICS REGULATORY APPROACHES IN MALAYSIA Authors: Gaganashree TV And Balamurlidhara V*
ABSTRACT
Cosmetics are products that are used to beautify people by imparting or increasing their beauty.
Men and women both use cosmetics to greatly influence their perceptions of attractiveness and morality.
Malaysia's pharmaceutical industry has been seeing rapid growth throughout the years. Pharmaceutical
sales and advertising need pharmaceutical obligations to disseminate product information and materials
through a specific regulatory process of increasing product sales. Malaysia's pharmaceutical
manufacturing cluster is overseen by the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MoH). It examines the challenges
facing Malaysia’s cosmetic sector and consumers. Halal dimensions of cosmetics and personal care
product businesses encompass ingredients and complete manufacturing techniques, all the way up to
customer marketing, product protection, and efficacy tests everyone desires for lighter, fairer skin.
However, certain cosmetics can be harmful to one's health, as well as the economy and scientific
development. Because of increased local knowledge of personal care products, the government enacted
legislation requiring the cosmetic dealers to identify all items prior distributing them in the existing
economy, guaranteeing that clients utilise quality products. Other techniques to overcome barriers and
making progress in the cosmetic industry have been employed by varied industries.
Keywords: Cosmetics, (MoH), Malaysia, Halal, Regulatory, Industry Publication date: 01/03/2023 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2023/March/MS_IJBPAS_2023_6975.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.3.6975