Product for permanent makeup

Chemical Chemical products Serious risk
Photo of recalled product: Product for permanent makeup
Alert NumberA12/00114/20
BrandIcolor
CategoryChemical products
Risk TypeChemical
Notifying CountrySweden
Country of OriginLatvia
Model NumberNatural Brown
Published24 January 2020

Risk Description

The product contains the aromatic amines o-anisidine, o-toluidine and 4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine (measured values: 2.0 mg/kg, 1.4 mg/kg and 0.89 mg/kg, respectively. O-anisidine may cause cancer and might induce mutations.O-toluidine is genotoxic and may cause cancer.4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine is a skin sensitiser, may cause cancer and might induce mutations and/or affect fertility.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.

Measures Taken

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 04/11/2019

Product Description

10 ml of brown ink for eyebrow permanent make-up.

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