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Hair straightening product – Brazilian Blowout “Original Smoothing Solution”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 22 Aug 2018In the weekly report of 31 Aug 2018 (week 35, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair straightening product
Brand
Brazilian Blowout (2 alerts)
Name
Original Smoothing Solution
Description
Hair straightening solution in a brown 1 litre container with a pump at the top to dispense the product.
Risk
The product contains a high amount of methylene glycol (measured value up to 7%). When methylene glycol is used in hair straightening products, it can release formaldehyde that has been classified as a potential human carcinogen and poses health risks. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 10 Aug 2018
Notifying country
Ireland
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1251/18Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1251/18Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1251/18
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Other alerts for Brazilian Blowout

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1251/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-035 (XML)
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