Hair straightening product

Capil'liss system · Crème capilaire lissante - traitement à la nanokeratine - fort - étape 2

CosmeticsChemical

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Belgium
Counterfeit: No
Sold online: Yes

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Requirements breached

The products contain an excessive amount of formaldehyde (measured value up to 4.7%). Formaldehyde may produce irritation of the eyes, the skin and upper respiratory tract; long term exposure may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 24 March 2016

Product

Description: Hair straightening product - 2 forms: 1. 1000 ml grey plastic bottle with black lettering; 2. kit 'le lissage brésilien' : black cardboard box with orange and white lettering, containing 3 plastic bottles of 200 ml and a leaflet with instructions. The bottles contain (3 steps) a clarifying shampo
Brand: Capil'liss system
Batch: bar code kit 0823550685608

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/0469/16 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2016-016
Published: 13 April 2016
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0427/16 published in report n°14 of 08/04/2016 has been updated at the request of the notifying authority in order to clarify that the product is counterfeit. Information on product identification (brand, product name) in notification A12/0394/16, published in report n° 13, has been updated upon request of the notifying authorities.