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EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-19

Sebexol Basic, pH 5 · Skincare for allergic skin

The product contains perfume oil with allergenic fragrances, even though it is advertised as “unperfumed”. The product could be harmful to health on the basis of composition and its advertisement, as it is advertised as “skincare for allergic skin”. It is distributed exclusively through pharmacies and suggested for use in the production of medical prescriptions. Severe allergic skin reaction in patient with fragrance allergy (one case).

Published
18 May 2007
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary stop of sales and withdrawal from the market by the manufacturer. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
0433/07
Model
Affected batches:0251 (BEST BEFORE DATE: 12/2005), 0421 (BEST BEFORE DATE: 05/2007), 0508 (BEST BEFORE DATE: 02/2008), 0545 (BEST BEFORE DATE: 11/2008), 0620 (BEST BEFORE DATE: 05/2009), 0642 (BEST BEFORE DATE: 10/2009).
Category
Cosmetics
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
Germany

White plastic bottle. Packaging size: 50 ml, 150 ml, 500 ml.