halal cosmetics? (e.g. soap/toothpaste)

[Aishath]

Asalaamu alaykum,

Recently whilst I was back home, I noticed that the Colgate toothpastes had halal symbol on it. After I came back to England, I tried to look for this or at least see if it states vegetarian on the colgate toothpastes but I didn't find anything. This has led me to do more research on cosmetics and I have found out that things such as shampoo/soap etc can contain haram ingredients.

Unfortunately, it hasn't been very easy to locate a list of what is halal in UK so my question is, what should we do? From my understanding, even if we use such soap and shampoo to cleanse ourselves and then wash with water, we are removing all impurities? What about the toothpaste? I'm still using Colgate although I do remember seeing one brand of toothpaste which was for about 8 pounds and vegetarian friendly. At the time I didn't buy it, because I understood that it would be okay to use Colgate as well as I would be rinsing my mouth out afterwards and 8 pounds seemed like a lot for a medium sized tube. However, obviously, if Colgate in UK is haram for me to use, then I would spend more money to purchase something halal but is this really the case?

Does anyone have any answers....?

[Snowflake]

wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah

£8 for a tube of toothpaste? must be organic but still what a rip-off!

the best way to find out is to phone/email the company.. secondly, you dont need toothpaste to clean your teeth... miswak, salt, baking soda work just as well. Toothpaste is actually harmful. You can make your own insha Allah. Same with shampoos and other products unless you buy strictly organic which is a waste of money as you can make your own.

Also it doesn't make sense to clean yourself with the very things that are impure even if you're going to rinse them off. Remember both the hair and skin absorb some of what is applied to them. So even washing them off with clean water isn't going to be sufficient.

[Snowflake]

Would like to share this home-made remedy i came across a few days ago. It's for lightening areas of skin that darken with friction. But I tried it as a deodrant and it's amazing. Better than the organic ones I already use.

1 tsb lemon juice
1 tsb rose water
1 tsb olive oil

Beat well and apply to skin.. you can leave it on as there's nothing harmful in it. Rose water is also great for skin and on it's own makes a great toner.

[Huzzy_786]

:wa: Sister,

Sister, Its best you order them from online, check out this link, You can easily order from ebay within the price of £3-4 , Here is the link:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Halal-Miswak-Paste-Toothpaste-FREE-Toothbrush-150g-/290606622210

And sister if you have Islamic stores near you ask them to get a supplier where they will be able to sell it cheaper!

Give them this link

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/halal-toothpaste.html

Or you can just buy a live long stock for yourself :P & family

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[syilla]

previously in malaysia is not halal after been presssured (alot) now we can use colgate confidently Alhamdulillah. Do you want it ukhti i can post to you using cheap mail but it takes week though huhu

[Tyrion]

What does "halal toothpaste" even mean? I'm pretty sure most, if not all, toothpaste (and products like it) are permissible/halal...

[syilla]

What does "halal toothpaste" even mean? I'm pretty sure most, if not all, toothpaste (and products like it) are permissible/halal...

its because of the gelatine inside it. and of course some chemicals that can be avoided. Most of them using animal gelatine which hardly you can find the halal ones.

[Aishath]

previously in malaysia is not halal after been presssured (alot) now we can use colgate confidently Alhamdulillah. Do you want it ukhti i can post to you using cheap mail but it takes week though huhu

Aww sis, that's really kind of you. May Allah (swt) reward you for your good intentions.

I actually emailed Colgate though and I got the following reply:

From: Colgate-Palmolive Consumer Affairs 00 800 321 321 32

Subject: Your recent e-mail to Colgate-Palmolive

Dear Miss Latheef,

Thank you for contacting us with your question. Your interest in our Company and our products is greatly appreciated. We are happy to have the opportunity to assist you.

All Colgate toothpaste manufactured for sale in Europe is free from animal derived ingredients and alcohol. In addition, Ultrabrite, Tonigencyl and Dentagard do not contain any animal derived ingredients.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us and for your interest in our Company and its products.

Yours sincerely


Paul Cowell
Consumer Services Representative

026908424A

I am going to slowly try and contact most major brands and find out more information as I go along.

Also if we google halal cosmetics we can get websites for halal makeup and stuff and halal bodycare products too. I have to admit, I haven't tried these yet although I will purchase makeup products soon Insha Allah.

[syilla]

i think for laundry softener, detergent or body shower it'll be harder to find the halal ones but i recommend shokutbutsu all vegetarian and made in japan :)

[~Raindrop~]

I just came across these: www.treaclemoon.net

They don't have any animal-derived ingredients and aren't tested on animals so might be worth a look.

[syilla]

http://www.spacenk.co.uk/category/shop+by+brand/ren.do

http://www.philosophy.com/content/ge...ey-ingredients

http://www.beautyhabit.com/natural_organic.html

http://saminapuremakeup.co.uk/

http://www.saafskincare.com/

also ive listed above. i know you can also easily make your own soap just by googling ( i mean to find the recipes :P)