
Hair straightening product
Hair Go Straight · Blowtox
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- United States
- Notifying country
- Belgium
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
Requirements breached
The product contains an excessive amount of formaldehyde (measured value up to 2.3%). 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
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 1 November 2015
Product
- Description
- Transparent plastic bottle with cap and brown lettering, containing a pink liquid. Indications: for professional use – pH4 – Keratin treatment – level 2 – COCO nouvelle formule – 1000ml
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0694/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-023
- Published
- 31 May 2016
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/203382
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