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Restructuring hair mask – Optima

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 4 Dec 2008In the weekly report of 5 Dec 2008 (week 48, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Restructuring hair mask
Brand
Optima
Type / model
All lots of the product. On the packaging in the photograph the barcode is: “8 028149 000141”.
Description
A hair maintenance product for damaged hair provided in a 150 ml package labelled: “Optima – Restructuring Treatment For Damaged And Curled Hair”.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the list of ingredients includes the substance “bis-hydroxyethyl biscetyl malonamide”, which is banned for use in cosmetics and personal hygiene products under the Directive 76/768/EEC.
Measures
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Portugal
Country of origin
Italy
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1420/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1420/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1420/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-48 (XML)
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