Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-19
Marcia Teixeira · Hair lotion - Brazilian Keratin Treatment
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains a high level of free Formaldehyde (2% whereas the allowed limit is 0.2%). The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
- Published
- 14 May 2010
- Notifying authority
- Ireland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0766/10
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 689076099974
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
Product: A low viscosity lotion, light yellow in colour. Packaging: a white plastic bottle with a blue "Marcia Teixeira" logo around the top, and blue and black text. 32 oz / 960 ml. Labelled "professional use". The product is for use as a hair conditioner / treatment agent.