EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Cosmetics
Hair dye Renée Blanche “per uomo crema colorante 3 N. Castano Scuro” — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00121/23
Summary
The product contains octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), which is forbidden in cosmetic products. D4 is very persistent and bioaccumulative, poses a risk to aquatic life and the environment and is suspected of being toxic to reproduction. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
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Product
Hair dye — Renée Blanche
- Brand
- Renée Blanche
- Name / model
- per uomo crema colorante 3 N. Castano Scuro · 3N chatain foncé
- Batch number(s)
- 8006569001719
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Hair colour marketed for men, for a dark chestnut colour. The product consists of plastic gloves, a developer in a white plastic bottle, a colour cream in a black metal tube with a white plastic cap, and a revitalising rinse and a shampoo in two heat-sealed aluminium pouches. Product sold online, in particular via Allegro.
- Recall information: https://www.foliecosmetic.com
What is the risk?
- The product contains octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), which is forbidden in cosmetic products. D4 is very persistent and bioaccumulative, poses a risk to aquatic life and the environment and is suspected of being toxic to reproduction. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 29/10/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 29/10/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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