Many women would do anything to look and feel beautiful, that's a well known fact. They would consume almost anything at any price that would make their skin looks better. The fact also shows that some men want to change the color of their skin too, Pop Singer Michael Jackson is one of them. That is why there are so many Cosmetic Brands produced by many different companies circulating in the markets. But, unfortunately, not all of the products are good for usage by human beings, many of them are even contain Chemical elements which are Hazardous for human beings.
In this regards, on Wednesday 26/11/08 the Drugs and Food Supervision Board (BPOM) has announced the prohibition of 27 brands of Cosmetics products that contain Hazardous Chemicals i.e. Mercury, Retinoic Acids & Coloring Agents used for Paper and Ink. According to BPOM's Chairperson Husniah Rubiana Thamrin, use of such Chemical Elements by human being is very dangerous: can lead to burns, black spots, skin cancer, permanent nerve damage, liver failure and even miscarriages. She said “The chemical ingredients found in the products, especially the coloring agents, are usually used for paper, fabrics and ink. They’re very dangerous to humans ”. For that reason BPOM has confiscated 3,555 of those products which are manufactured in 3 different countries i.e. 11 in Japan and China, 8 in Indonesia, and the last 8 not known yet, and most of them are not registered with BPOM. Here is the list of those Cosmetics products as mentioned by Kompas :
1. DOCTOR KAYAMA Night Cream
2. DOCTOR KAYAMA Day Cream
3. MRC PUTRI SALJU Cream
4. MRC PS Crystal cream
5. LOCOS anti-fleck vitamin E
6. BLOSSOM day cream
7. BLOSSOM night cream
8. CREAM MALAM
9. DAY CREAM VITAMIN E HERBAL
10. NIGHT CREAM VITAMIN E HERBAL
11. IBU SARI DAY CREAM
12. CREAM MALAM
13. MEEI YUNG (White)
14. MEEI YUNG (Yellow)
15. NEW RODY SPECIAL (White)
16. NEW RODY SPECIAL (Yellow)
17. SHEE NA Face Cream
18. AILLY CAKE Eye Shadow
19. BAOLISHI Eye Shadow
20. CAMEO Make Up Kit 3-in-1
21. CRESSIDA EYE SHADDOW
22. KAI Eye Shaddow & Blush On
23. MEIXUE YIZU eye shadow
24. NUOBEIER Blusher
25. NUOBEIER Blush On
26. NUOBEIER Pro-Make Up Blusher No.5
27. SYUTSU eye shadow
Those products are sold at various prices, some of them are even very expensive. According to The Jakarta Post, PUTRI SALJU, which is produced by Ngongoh cosmetics in Bekasi is priced at Rp 1.5 million (US$120). The BPOM had discovered it was being produced in a small beauty shop inside a chicken market. An employee of the company formerly known as Doctor Kayama said all its products had been withdrawn a few months ago, including from counters at its mall outlets. The clinic, on Jl. Barito, South Jakarta, has changed its name to GMT Gold Clinic and stopped producing all such products.
Nicole Rebecka, a 28-year-old consumer of Doctor Kayama cosmetics, said she had once had a bad reaction to one of the company’s creams.
Putri K. Wardani, Mustika Ratu vice president director and member of the Association of Cosmetic Companies in Indonesia (PERKOSMI), said many dangerous products were still in circulation in markets, even though the association and BPOM always consulted with the cosmetic industry on preventive measures.
From a legal point of view, those who are involved in the manufacturing, trading and distribution of those Hazardous Cosmetics violated the Health Law No. 23 Year 1992 Article 23, with a maximum punishment of 5 years imprisonment or maximum fine of Rp 100 Million. Beside that they also violated the Consumer Protection Law No. 8 Year 1999 with a max. punishment of 5 years imprisonment or Fine of Rp 2 Billion.
Considering the dangerous effect of those Chemical Elements in those banned Cosmetics products, it would be better if we, especially women, are extra careful when buying Cosmetics products. Beside that, we hope that BPOM and the law enforcement agencies would closely monitor the market so that would not be circulating anymore.
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