
Hair dye
Moon Star · Herbal Henna
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- India
- Notifying country
- Austria
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The ready-to-use product contains an excessive amount of p-phenylenediamine (PPD)(measured value: 3.6 %) and insufficient couplers. PPD is an extreme skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic contact dermatitis and eye irritation.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 2 July 2020
Product
- Description
- 60 g of black henna powder for hair dying.
- Packaging
- The product is packaged in a opaque multi-coloured plastic sachet in a cardboard box and was also sold online, in particular via Amazon.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01071/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-30
- Published
- 17 July 2020
- Modified
- 24 July 2020
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10001650
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