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EU Safety Gate · Report-2016-018

Sta-sof-fro · Permanent Powder Hair Colour

The hair dyes contain 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
06 May 2016
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

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: 17/03/2016

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0557/16
Model
1) Black - 60060, 2) Jet Black - 60063 , 3) Brown black - 60061 , 4) Medium Chestnut - 60064, 5) Auburn - 60062
Batch
1) 50178570403682) 50178570406103) 50178570406244) 50178570406275) 5017587040638
Check-digit validated barcodes
5017587040638
Category
Cosmetics
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
South Africa

Hair dye in a brown glass bottle with a black lid, supplied in a beige and brown cardboard box with a package leaflet and measuring beaker. Sodium perborate is included in the list of ingredients.