Product for permanent makeup

Chemical Chemical products Serious risk
Photo of recalled product: Product for permanent makeup
Alert NumberA12/00112/20
BrandIcolor
CategoryChemical products
Risk TypeChemical
Notifying CountrySweden
Country of OriginUnited States
Model NumberNude Pink
Published24 January 2020

Risk Description

The product contains the aromatic amines 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine and o-toluidine (measured values up to: 1.5 mg/kg and 1.0 mg/kg, respectively), nickel as well as an excessive amount of lead (measured values: 47 mg/kg and 4.5 mg/kg, respectively). 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine is a skin sensitiser, may cause cancer and might induce mutations and/or affect fertility.O-toluidine is genotoxic and may cause cancer.Nickel can cause skin irritation, induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children.The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that aromatic amines with carcinogenic mutagenic, reprotoxic or sensitising properties should neither be present in tattoos and permanent make-up products nor released from azo-colourants, that the levels of nickel are as low as technically achievable and that impurities of lead do not exceed 2 ppm.

Measures Taken

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 05/11/2019

Product Description

10 ml of pink ink for lip permanent make-up.

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