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Skin-lightening product – Clear Essence “Skin Beautifying Milk”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 21 Jan 2020In the weekly report of 24 Jan 2020 (week 4, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin-lightening product
Brand
Clear Essence (11 alerts)
Name
Skin Beautifying Milk
Type / model
Maxi-Tone
Batch
LOT 180913-1
Barcode
737192001002
Barcodes listed
7 37192 00100 2 (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
7 37192 00100 2
Description
227 g of skin lightening body lotion in a opaque, multi-coloured plastic bottle with flip-top cap in opaque, gold and pink plastic with multi-coloured printing.
Risk
The product contains hydroquinone (measured value: 1.42 % by weight). Hydroquinone can cause skin irritation, dermatitis and might cause cancer.The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the retailer · from 20 Dec 2019
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00102/20
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Other alerts for Clear Essence

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00102/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-4 (XML)
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