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Skin lightening cream "Complexion Clarifying Skin – Maxi-Tone

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 13 May 2011In the weekly report of 27 May 2011 (week 21, 2011)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin lightening cream "Complexion Clarifying Skin
Brand
Maxi-Tone (2 alerts)
Type / model
EAN 737192201686
Description
Skin lightening creasm in a white cardboard box with red and green characters, Active ingredient listed as "Hydroquinone 2 %", 227 g.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 1.6% of hydroquinone as a skin-lightening substance which is prohibited by the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0468/11
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0468/11
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2011-021 (XML)
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