Color Mate · Hair Color

The product contains barium (measured value: 13.6 % by weight) as peroxide. Barium peroxide is corrosive and irritant. Barium can be absorbed from the dye and have toxic effects on kidney and heart. The product contains too much p-aminophenol (measured value: 13.6% by weight, final calculated concentration: 3.8%) and insufficient coupling agent. Uncoupled p-aminopohenol is a strong skin sensitiser and may trigger allergic skin reactions. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Published: 01 February 2019
Notifying authority: Germany
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: Retailer. Category of measure(s): Destruction of the product. Date of entry into force: 09/11/2018

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/0173/19
Model: Light Brown 9.7
Batch: 8 906016 050843Batch Number: 07
Check-digit validated barcodes: 8906016050843

Classification

Category: Cosmetics
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: India

Product description

Hair dye powder (light brown colour), packed in an aluminium sachet containing 15 g. Sold in a printed cardboard box containing 5 sachets.