Identify Unsafe Lipstick Colorants with Toxicity Tests on Your Lipstick Products!
Lipstick is a popular lip cosmetic for many women. The use of lipstick is intended to add color to the lips and make them look more attractive. Many women feel that using lipstick makes them feel more confident. With the increasing proliferation of products sourced from within the country and abroad, the need for lipstick continues to increase.
As a cosmetic business owner, you certainly want your product to not only be in demand by the market but also safe to use. One of the important components in lipstick is colorant. Colorants provide attractive color to the lips, but if they do not meet safety standards, they can pose a health risk to consumers. Therefore, toxicity testing is a crucial step in the lipstick production process. Reported The selection of color sources in lipstick preparations must meet the criteria of being safe on the skin of the lips and safe if swallowed while eating.
Currently, excessive use of lipstick colorants is rampant. Reported in Offline Cosmetic Notification through BPOM Regulation Number 23 of 2019 concerning Technical Requirements for Cosmetic Materials strictly regulates the use of dyes that are raw materials in cosmetics, one of which is lipstick. One of the synthetic dyes that is often misused when coloring lipstick is Rhodamine B. This dye can cause several adverse effects on the lips, such as irritation. Even the rhodamine B dye, if used long-term, can cause cancer and liver dysfunction. In 2014, BPOM conducted an investigation, and the results found around 9,817 cosmetic products that did not meet the provisions, namely distributing products with hazardous materials; one of the products was the rhodamine B dye. This substance is also toxic to other organs of the body, such as the kidneys and liver. Consumption of rhodamine B in sufficient quantities can cause damage to these vital organs. Rhodamine B is a hazardous substance that can be harmful to health. Therefore, it is very important to avoid adding rhodamine B to your lipstick products.
Every cosmetic product, including lipstick, must go through a safety test before being marketed. These tests include irritation tests, sensitivity tests, and toxicity tests to ensure the product is safe to use. The toxicity test aims to ensure that the coloring materials used in lipstick are not harmful to consumers. It is important for cosmetic business owners to ensure that their products are safe and meet health standards.
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Reference:
NOTIFKOS-BPOM.(2019).Peraturan Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan Nomor 23 Tahun 2019 Tentang Persyaratan Teknis Bahan Kosmetika. https://notifkos.pom.go.id/upload/informasi/20220805164646.pdf Diakses pada 09 September 2024.
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