EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Hair dye Color Mate “Hair Color” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0173/19
Summary
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…
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Product
Hair dye — Color Mate
- Brand
- Color Mate
- Name / model
- Hair Color · Light Brown 9.7
- Batch number(s)
- 8 906016 050843Batch Number: 07
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Hair dye powder (light brown colour), packed in an aluminium sachet containing 15 g. Sold in a printed cardboard box containing 5 sachets.
What is the risk?
- 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
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 09/11/2018
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