Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2011-021
Skin Light · Skin lightening cream
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 4.3% of hydroquinone as a skin-lightening substance which is prohibited by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
- Published
- 27 May 2011
- Notifying authority
- The Netherlands
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0464/11
- Model
- Batch code CSL D15, Fab. 18/06/2010; Exp 06/2013
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Ivory Coast
Product description
White plastic bottle with orange screw-cap and orange/blue characters. In addition to the brand and the name (which are in French) the following text in French and English is present: "with carrot extract and vitamin E". 500g.