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Color Mate Hair Color hair dye — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalFeb 1, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Color Mate Hair Color hair dye — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Color Mate Hair Color hair dye — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Color Mate Hair Color hair dye — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Color Mate Hair Color hair dye — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product contains barium (measured value: 13.6 % by weight) as peroxide.Barium peroxide is corrosive and irritant. Barium can be absorbed from the dye and have toxic effects on kidney and heart. The product contains too much p-aminophenol (measured value: 13.6% by weight, final calculated concentration: 3.8%) and insufficient coupling agent.Uncoupled p-aminopohenol is a strong skin sensitiser and may trigger allergic skin reactions.The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Destruction of the product — Retailer (09/11/2018)

Product description

Hair dye powder (light brown colour), packed in an aluminium sachet containing 15 g. Sold in a printed cardboard box containing 5 sachets.

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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