Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2020-4
Clear Essence · Skin Beautifying Milk
The product contains hydroquinone (measured value: 1.42 % by weight). Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation, dermatitis and might cause cancer. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
- Published
- 24 January 2020
- Notifying authority
- Austria
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 20/12/2019
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00102/20
- Model
- Maxi-Tone
- Batch
- LOT 180913-1
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 737192001002
Classification
- Category
- Cosmetics
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- United States
Product description
227 g of skin lightening body lotion in a opaque, multi-coloured plastic bottle with flip-top cap in opaque, gold and pink plastic with multi-coloured printing.