EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-43
Brazilian Blowout · Hair straightening treatment - Acai Professional Smoothing Solution
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains an excessive level of free Formaldehyde (8.8% and 9.5% in two samples). In addition, the list of ingredients, as on the Product Formula and MSDS provided, includes methyldibromo glutaronitrile (MDBG), which should not be present in any cosmetic products. One incident reported. The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
- Published
- 29 October 2010
- Notifying authority
- Ireland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary stop of sales and recall of the product by the distributor.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1578/10
- Model
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
1 litre (34 oz) brown plastic bottle with white lid, white and brown writing and a rust coloured flower picture to front.