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Skin lightening cream – Clear Essence “Medicated Fade Cream with Sunscreen.”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 19 Aug 2016In the weekly report of 26 Aug 2016 (week 34, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skin lightening cream
Brand
Clear Essence (11 alerts)
Name
Medicated Fade Cream with Sunscreen.
Batch
160105-1
Description
White cream in a plastic jar with adhesive labels and plastic screw top sealed in film, contained in outer carton.
Risk
null The product contains 1.95% by weight of hydroquinone. Hydroquinone causes skin irritation and dermatitis.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 1 Aug 2016
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1065/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1065/16
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Other alerts for Clear Essence

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1065/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-034 (XML)
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