Platform Listing: Wax heater

The product is advertised with an adaptor that does not provide protection to users due to the absence of a fuse. In the case of an overload, the adaptor could overheat causing burns and or leading to fire. The user could touch accessible live parts, increasing the risk electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard BS 1363.

Published: 10 July 2020
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: Retailer. Category of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: INFO/00098/20

Classification

Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk type: Burns, Electric shock, Fire
Country of origin: Not published

Product description

Heated machine pot for hot parafine wax hair removal. According to the listing, the product is supplied with an adapter. The product was sold online, in particular via eBay.