EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hair straightener “Salon Hair straightener” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01529/26
Summary
The internal electrical conductors are protected only by simple insulation and may come into contact with accessible metal parts. Moreover, the conductors are held in place only by a weld and may, as a result of wear and tear over time, become detached and slide into an opening on the hair-straightening irons, thereby making live parts accessible to the user. The user can therefore access live parts and receive an…
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Product
Hair straightener
- Name / model
- Salon Hair straightener
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Hair straightener. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0FDQ43JHG) and AliExpress.
- Sold online: AliExpress() / Amazon(ASIN B0FDQ43JHG) /
What is the risk?
- The internal electrical conductors are protected only by simple insulation and may come into contact with accessible metal parts. Moreover, the conductors are held in place only by a weld and may, as a result of wear and tear over time, become detached and slide into an opening on the hair-straightening irons, thereby making live parts accessible to the user. The user can therefore access live parts and receive an electric shock. This product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- 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: 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: 29/05/2026
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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