EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Hair dye Henna Vital “HENNA HAIR COLOR” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00044/19
Summary
The product contains sodium perborate (calculated value: 12,8 %), which releases boron (measured value 1,7 %) and an excessive amount of p-phenylenediamine (PPD)(measured value > 7.3%, > 2 % in final solution).Contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproductive system or damage the unborn child. PPD is an extreme skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic contact…
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Product
Hair dye — Henna Vital
- Brand
- Henna Vital
- Name / model
- HENNA HAIR COLOR · Black/Siyah Henna
- Batch number(s)
- B.Nº.001Exp Date. JUL.2021Mfg Date. AUG.2018
- Barcode
- 8906043560117
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Power for hair dyeing, packed in a opaque plastic sachet in several colours.
What is the risk?
- The product contains sodium perborate (calculated value: 12,8 %), which releases boron (measured value 1,7 %) and an excessive amount of p-phenylenediamine (PPD)(measured value > 7.3%, > 2 % in final solution).Contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproductive system or damage the unborn child. PPD is an extreme skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic contact dermatitis The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 26/11/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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