Skin lightening product
Bio Claire · Lightening Body Lotion without Hydroquinone
- Country of origin
- Ivory Coast
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The product contains an unsafe amount of kojic acid (measured value: 0.81 %). Kojic acid can affect the balance of the thyroid system and also induce skin sensitisation, when used at high concentrations on hand and face, or if used on large areas of skin.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Stop of sales Voluntary measuresTaken by: Retailer
Product
- Description
- 350 ml of skin lightening body cream.
- Packaging
- The product is sold in white plastic bottle with a white screw cap.
- Brand
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00940/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-27
- Published
- 25 June 2020
- Modified
- 10 December 2020
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10001472
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