Skin lightening product

Clear Essence · Skin Beautifying Milk - Maxi Tone

CosmeticsChemical

Country of origin: United States
Notifying country: Germany

Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

Requirements breached

The product contains 2.5 % by weight of hydroquinone. Hydroquinone causes skin irritation and dermatitis. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 11 July 2016
Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Retailer

Product

Description: Body lotion with skin lightening effect in a bottle of 227g, supplied in a yellow-pink cardboard packaging.
Brand: Clear Essence
Model / type: Platinum
Batch: On the container:#150803-1. On the packaging: EF141, MHD: EXP.10/17.

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/0925/16 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2016-031
Published: 27 July 2016
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0180/16 in Report-2016-007, has been updated at the request of the notifying authority following extension of the recall. Notification A12/0393/16 in Report-2016-013, has been withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority following re-assessment of the risk.