Cosmetics & Beauty

Fake cosmetic goods bearing the name of branded products may have filled the market if the report of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is believed. Sources said the fake products were imported from China.

The quality of cosmetic products should be treated as seriously as medicines and paramedic products. They have a lasting effect on the users almost as serious and inherent as pharmaceutical products do. It has been reported that fake/ counterfeit cosmetic products are becoming a general concern amongst cosmetic brands and authorized manufacturers as unauthorized cosmetics take their place in the market attracting young population due to their lowly pricing against the exorbitant prices of the authentic products. It is also a rising concern amongst cosmetic industry regulators and consumer authorities as these fake cosmetics are a threat to health and safety of the users. Unknowingly so, the consumers are easily attracted towards sub-standard products because of the prices and the tag of being ‘imported’ products. Consumers are also attracted towards ‘imported’ tag on these cheap cosmetics.

However, it has been reported that the counterfeit cosmetics prevalent in the market and boasting to be imported goods are actually just locally manufactured sub-standard goods and a great cause of skin and health related problems. There is an urgent need to take stringent action against counterfeit manufacturers and those bypassing the law and compliances in the mushrooming industry of cheap cosmetics.