1. Look at the place of production
L’Oreal does have a place of production in Indonesia. L'Oreal products sold in Hong Kong, Taiwan and most of Asia are made in Indonesia. Some of L'Oreal's boxed products have the address of L'Oreal's general distributor in Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia and the address of the manufacturer in Indonesia written on the outer box. Everyone can pay attention to the last sentence: made for loreal paris by pt yasulor indonesia, j.l raya bogor km 26.4, ciracas pasar rebo, jakarta timur 13740 indonesia. This is the address of the Indonesian manufacturer.
2. Look at the product batch number and production date
Imported L'Oreal products use the production batch number to identify the production date. For example: fb263 represents the 263rd day of production in the United States in 2005. The first letter represents the origin: f stands for Indonesian original, f stands for American, and k stands for L'Oreal products produced in Europe, which can also be called French original. The second letter represents the year: a represents 2004, b represents 2005, c represents 2006, but there is no z, because z and 2 are easily confused. d represents 2007.
In addition to the batch number, the domestic products also have a shelf life date. In addition to the batch number, the Indonesian products also have a production date corresponding to the batch number in the format of day, month and year. The European products are generally only marked with the batch number. Regardless of the place of production, the format of the batch number is the same, except that the first place of origin has a different code, the second digit of the year is the same, and the following number represents the day of production in the year.
3. Look at the outer packaging
The original L'Oreal product from Indonesia is fully plastic-sealed, with two outer sides and a layer of stickers. Full English logo.
4. Smell
Fake skin care products and cosmetics often have the smell of essence, that is, the smell of cream, while regular high-end skin care products will have a faint fragrance of raw materials. Rather than a strong creamy smell.
Supplement:
The packaging of L'Oreal products made in Indonesia may be different from those made in Suzhou, China. For example, toner, facial cleanser, makeup remover, etc. are all packaged naked, which means there is no plastic seal or outer box. This is normal. Nowadays, many European and American products are packaged in an energy-saving and environmentally friendly way.
In addition, the barcodes of L'Oréal produced in Indonesia generally start with 88 or 89.