EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Permanent make up ink Ri-soft “Colors Profi Deep Black Eyeliner and Colors Sensitive Deep Black” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1703/13
Summary
null The products pose a chemical risk because they contain 19.9 mg/kg of nickel. According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) 1, nickel levels in tattoo inks and permanent make-up must be as low as technically achievable as nickel has a high allergenic potential. The product also does not comply with the relevant national legislation.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Permanent make up ink — Ri-soft
- Brand
- Ri-soft
- Name / model
- Colors Profi Deep Black Eyeliner and Colors Sensitive Deep Black · N° of model: 21000-114 Ri-soft Colors Profi Deep Black, 10 ml; N° of model: 21000-K114 Ri-soft Colors Profi Deep Black, 4 ml; N° of model: 26000-114 Ri-soft Colors Sensitive Deep Black, 10 ....., Manufacturing code (packaging): 12050
- Batch number(s)
- 13-0042605-001-01
- Category
- Chemical products
- White transparent plastic bottle with white screw-top, dosage aperture, hinged click-shut lid and adhesive labell. Packaging: white folding box printed in bright colours.
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a chemical risk because they contain 19.9 mg/kg of nickel. According to the Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008) 1, nickel levels in tattoo inks and permanent make-up must be as low as technically achievable as nickel has a high allergenic potential. The product also does not comply with the relevant national legislation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗