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EU Safety Gate · Report-2016-023

Goochie · Permanet Makeup Color

The ink contains nickel (measured value: 22 mg/kg), arsenic (measured value: 6.8 mg/kg) and lead (measured value: 3.3 mg/kg). Nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses, arsenic is carcinogenic and exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that the content of nickel in tattoo inks be as low as technically achievable and the levels of arsenic and lead do not exceed 2 mg/kg. The product does not comply with national legislation.

Published
10 June 2016
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 04/05/2016

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0712/16
Model
218 Coconut brown
Batch
MFG: 2015/05/03, EXP: 2016/05/12
Category
Chemical products
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Ink for permanent make-up in a milky white plastic bottle with printed adhesive label and white screw cap and white protective cap. Capacity: 15ml. Packaging: white printed folding box.