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Topiclear skin lightening cream "lemon cream" — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJul 1, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Topiclear skin lightening cream "lemon cream" — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Topiclear skin lightening cream "lemon 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 3,9% 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 a brown cardboard box with white and yellow characters and the following description: “Topiclear Lemon Cream; Skin lightening cream with sunscreen agent; Active ingredient hydroquinone 2 %”.

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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