Henna Product
Malika · Emergency Cone Henna
CosmeticsChemical
- Country of origin
- Pakistan
- Notifying country
- Ireland
What is the danger
The product contains an excessive amount of Phenol (measured value up to 2.12% by weight).
Requirements breached
Phenolic solutions of 1% concentration are corrosive and can cause chemical burns. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 3 July 2018
Product
- Description
- Henna products in a green and gold box with an image of henna decorated hands. The box contains a number of similarly branded individual cones which contain the product and are used for application.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1305/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-037
- Published
- 5 September 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1059/18 published on report 31-2018 of 03/08/2018 and withdrawn temporarily at the request of the notifying country has been re-published in the same weekly report following analysis of new tests that the authority has considered confirm the risks linked to the product.
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