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1560/11

Skin lightening product "Lightening Oil"

Caro White.

CosmeticsChemical
Notifying country
Portugal
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

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
Caro White.
Model / type
Batch number: “L: 5811895”, manufacturing and expiration date: “F: 23/09/10; E: 23/09/12”;
Batch
9 501101 373006.

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

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/9271

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