Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2011-052
Caro White. · Skin lightening product "Lightening Oil"
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the ingredient hydroquinone as declared in the label, which use is prohibited in cosmetics and personal hygiene products. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics directive 76/768/EEC.
- Published
- 30 December 2011
- Notifying authority
- Portugal
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1560/11
- Model
- Batch number: “L: 5811895”, manufacturing and expiration date: “F: 23/09/10; E: 23/09/12”;
- Batch
- 9 501101 373006.
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 9501101373006
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Lightening oil with carrot oil sold in a white and orange plastic bottle with green screw cap and orange characters. The packaging bears the list of ingredients and the indications in French, English and Portuguese. Volume 50 ml.