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EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-43

Alter Ego · Hair colour cream - Color Ego – New quality system

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the substance “6-amino-o-cresol”, which is prohibited in cosmetics by the Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC.

Published
06 November 2009
Notifying authority
Portugal
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

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

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
1415/09
Model
All batches with codes starting with the letter "A" in shades Nos 5/0, 6/0, 6/1, 7/1, 9/1, 10/1, 7/3, 4/5, 5/5, 6/5, 11/1, CENERE and SAHARA.
Category
Cosmetics
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
Italy

Tube of permanent hair colour cream. Volume: 100ml.