
Skin lightening product "Lightening Oil"
Caro White.
CosmeticsChemical
- Notifying country
- Portugal
Requirements breached
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the ingredient hydroquinone as declared in the label, which use is prohibited in cosmetics and personal hygiene products. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics directive 76/768/EEC.
Product
- Description
- Lightening oil with carrot oil sold in a white and orange plastic bottle with green screw cap and orange characters. The packaging bears the list of ingredients and the indications in French, English and Portuguese. Volume 50 ml.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1560/11 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2011-052
- Published
- 22 December 2011
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