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EU Safety Gate · Report-2016-005

Bigen · Permanent Powder Hair Colour

The list of ingredients indicates that the hair dye contains sodium perborate. Sodium perborate in high doses is toxic and it may damage fertility or the unborn child. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Published
05 February 2016
Notifying authority
United Kingdom
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 16/11/2015 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 16/11/2015

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0099/16
Model
Colour number: 26 Golden Brown, 37 Dark Auburn, 45 Chocolate, 46 Light Chestnut, 47 Medium Chestnut, 48 Dark Chestnut, 56 Rich Medium Brown, 57 Dark Brown, 58 Black Brown, 88 Blue Black, 96 Deep .....
Category
Cosmetics
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
Not published

Permanent powder hair dye in various colours, net content 6 grams. Packaged in small orange and cream cardboard box.