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Symba skin lightening cream "skin lite ’n’ smooth cream" — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJun 24, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Symba skin lightening cream "skin lite ’n’ smooth 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 0,8% of hydroquinone as a skin-whitening substance which is prohibited by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC

Product description

Tube of skin-lightening cream in an orange cardboard box with white and dark-brown characters and the following description: “Lightens uneven and dark discoloration; Fades freckles, age and liver spots; Moisturizes the skin; Leaves skin perfumed, soft and smooth; Active ingredient hydroquinone 1,9%.

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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