EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Hair dye Bigen Hoyu “Permanent Powder Hair Colour” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1602/18
Summary
The product contains too much p-phenylenediamine and toluene-2,5-diamine sulphate (measured values: up to 4.9% and 4.2% by weight respectively) and an insufficient coupling agent. Uncoupled p-phenylenediamine and and toluene-2,5-diamine sulphate are extremely potent skin sensitisers and may trigger allergic reactions.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Regulation.
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Product
Hair dye — Bigen Hoyu
- Brand
- Bigen Hoyu
- Name / model
- Permanent Powder Hair Colour · 48 Dark Chestnut
- Batch number(s)
- 098 1 4 987205 905483
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Grey powder to dye hair dark brown, in a printed plastic bottle with a screw cap. Sold in a printed cardboard box with a product leaflet.
What is the risk?
- The product contains too much p-phenylenediamine and toluene-2,5-diamine sulphate (measured values: up to 4.9% and 4.2% by weight respectively) and an insufficient coupling agent. Uncoupled p-phenylenediamine and and toluene-2,5-diamine sulphate are extremely potent skin sensitisers and may trigger allergic reactions.The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 20/08/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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