Haircare product

SKALA · Mais Cachos

CosmeticsChemical

Country of origin: Brazil
Notifying country: France
Counterfeit: No

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What is the danger

The product contains a mixture of the preservatives methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI) and methylisothiazolinonev (MI) (measured value: 0.00054%), which are prohibited in leave-on cosmetics. MCI and MI cause severe skin burns and eye damage and may cause an allergic skin reaction.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 29 October 2025
Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 18 May 2026
Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 27 July 2025
Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 18 May 2026

Product

Description: Haircare product, 1000 g. All batches are affected.
Packaging: Blue opaque plastic pot with a black screw top.
Brand: SKALA
Barcode: 7897042012312

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: SR/03667/25 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2025-43
Published: 1 June 2026
Modified: 7 October 2026
Corrigendum: Notification SR/03711/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the product identification. Notification SR/03611/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03658/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03596/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03599/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03706/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03717/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. SR/03610/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the name of the product.