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Hair dye – Royal “Burgundy Henna”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 29 Jun 2022In the weekly report of 1 Jul 2022 (week 26, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair dye
Brand
Royal (23 alerts)
Name
Burgundy Henna
Batch
019
Barcode
8901371090114
Barcodes listed
8901371090114 (official alert record)
Description
Henna hair dye. The product appears as a fine granular brown powder, with neutral smell.
Risk
According to the list of ingredients, the product contains Barium peroxide, which is forbidden in cosmetics and releases barium; the latter substance was found in the product (measured value: 13.6%). Barium can be easily absorbed and has toxic effects on the body impairing muscle, heart and kidney activity, leading to arrythmia, paralysis or gastrointestinal alterations. Furthermore, the product contains p-aminophenol and p-phenylenediamine (PPD)(measured values: 2.9% and 0.1%, respectively) with an insufficient coupling agent. Uncoupled p-aminopohenol and PPD are extreme skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic contact dermatitis. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures
  • Destruction of the product · ordered on the retailer · from 28 Mar 2022
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
India
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00930/22
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00930/22
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-26 (XML)
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