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Art Club nail polish "nail art lacquer" — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 6, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Art Club nail polish "nail art lacquer" — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Art Club nail polish "nail art lacquer" — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 8.89 % by weight of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) which is prohibited in cosmetic products by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.

Product description

Nail polish - glass bottle with black plastic cap filled with orange nail polish, net wt. 0.25 oz./7 ml. Ingredients (according to the package): butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, nitrocellulose, dibutylphthalate, isopropyl alcohol, camphor, acrylic resin, benzophenone # 1. It may contain: D&C Red #6, D&

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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