You may have them in your cupboards. Maybe, you use them, still. Beware: they are dangerous, illegal, harmful… and are the subject of a recall or ban by the European sanitary authorities. Underneath, you may find all the cosmetic products targeted by the RAPEX alert system this week: whitening creams containing hydroquinone, hair products containing banned preservatives, and dangerous teeth whitening care products.
Skin lightening product
Brand: Carotone 
Name: Light & Natural brightening cream
Type: 6182000100493
• Country of origin: Ivory Coast
• Notifying country: Norway
Danger: The skin cream contains hydroquinone (2 % by weight).
Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis, and is forbidden in cosmetic products in Europe.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to distributor): ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Skin lightening product
Brand: CT+ 
Name: Clear Therapy, extra lightening lotion
Barcode: 6181100533132
• Country of origin: Ivory Coast
• Notifying country: Norway
Danger: The skin cream contains hydroquinone (max 2 %).
Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis, and is forbidden in cosmetic products in Europe.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to distributor): ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Skin lightening product
Brand: Caro White 
Name: Lightening beauty cream
• Country of origin: Ivory Coast
• Notifying country: Norway
Danger: The skin cream contains hydroquinone (max 2 %).
Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation and dermatitis, and is forbidden in cosmetic products in Europe.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures ordered by public authorities (to distributor): ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Hair gel
Brand: Editt Cosmetics 
Name: Hair gel With PRO – Vitamin B5 – gél na vlasy
Type: 08176747, 5 904215, 406747
• Country of origin: United States
• Notifying country: Estonia
Danger: The product contains a mixture of the preservatives Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI).
Dermal contact with MCI and MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures (by distributor)
Measures ordered by public authorities (to retailer): ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Teeth whitening product
Brand: niceEshop 
Name: Kit de 15 Pcs Blanchiment des Dents
• Country of origin: China
• Notifying country: France
Danger: The product contains hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching substance (measured concentration 6% by weight).
At high concentrations it causes skin irritation and it is harmful if swallowed.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: recall of the product from end users
Teeth whitening product
Brand: Dazzling White 
Name: Instant whitening pen
• Country of origin: Unknown
• Notifying country: France
Danger: The product contains hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching substance (measured concentration: 7.9% by weight).
Hydrogen peroxide at high concentrations causes skin irritation and is harmful if swallowed.
This product does not comply with the cosmetic regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: withdrawal of the product from the market
Skin cream
Brand: Diana 
Name: Beauty Cream
Barcode: 5280080004401
• Country of origin: Lebanon
• Notifying country: Ireland
Danger: The cream contains methylisothiazolinone (MI).
Dermal contact with MI-containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: withdrawal of the product from the market (by retailer)
Hair cream
Brand: D.FI 
Name: De-Frizz + Tame
Barcode: 669326080634
• Country of origin: Spain
• Notifying country: Ireland
Danger: This leave-on hair product contains methylisothiazolinone (MI).
Dermal contact with MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: withdrawal of the product from the market (by retailer)
Hair cream
Brand: D.FI 
Name: Volume Cream
Barcode: 669316069172
• Country of origin: Spain
• Notifying country: Ireland
Danger: This leave-on hair product contains methylisothiazolinone (MI).
Dermal contact with MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised persons.
The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures taken by economic operators: withdrawal of the product from the market (by retailer)
Source
• Weekly overview reports of RAPEX notifications, Report 31, Union européenne, 03/08/2018
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