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EU Safety Gate · Report-2013-022

Bionaza Cosmetics · Choco Hair – Brazilian Keratin Chocolate

The products pose a chemical risk because they contain 1.8% (Product 1. and 2.), 1.4% (Product 3.) of free and liberated formaldehyde and 1.7% (Product 1.), 1.4% (Product 2.) and 1.2% (Product 3.) of free formaldehyde, above the permitted levels (0.2%). The products do not comply with the Cosmetics Directive.

Published
07 June 2013
Notifying authority
Italy
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: 14/02/2012

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0636/13
Model
Unknown
Batch
5248700206
Category
Cosmetics
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
Brazil

The product is sold in four formats: 1. plastic screw-cap bottle, brown label, spray (119 ml); 2. plastic screw-cap bottle, brown label (473 ml); 3. plastic screw-cap bottle, brown label (946 ml).