
Skin lightening cream
Crusader
CosmeticsChemical
- Notifying country
- The Netherlands
Requirements breached
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 4.2% of hydroquinone as a skin-lightening substance which is prohibited by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
Product
- Description
- Tube of skin-lightening cream packed in a cardboard box with green and red characters and the following description: “For a lighter, brighter skin; Active ingredient hydroquinone 2 %.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0575/11 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2011-025
- Published
- 15 June 2011
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