Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2011-025
Symba · Skin lightening cream "Skin Lite ’n’ Smooth Cream"
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0,8% of hydroquinone as a skin-whitening substance which is prohibited by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC
- Published
- 24 June 2011
- Notifying authority
- The Netherlands
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0574/11
- Model
- Batch code (tube) 1075 EX 0312; EAN 74366500014; 57 g
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Product description
Tube of skin-lightening cream in an orange cardboard box with white and dark-brown characters and the following description: “Lightens uneven and dark discoloration; Fades freckles, age and liver spots; Moisturizes the skin; Leaves skin perfumed, soft and smooth; Active ingredient hydroquinone 1,9%.