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Skin Light skin lightening cream — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 27, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Skin Light skin lightening cream — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Skin Light skin lightening cream — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 4.3% of hydroquinone as a skin-lightening substance which is prohibited by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.

Product description

White plastic bottle with orange screw-cap and orange/blue characters. In addition to the brand and the name (which are in French) the following text in French and English is present: "with carrot extract and vitamin E". 500g.

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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