The product has an excessive concentration of antimony, arsenic, selenium, barium, cobalt and zirconium (measured value up to 0.10 mg/kg, 0.75 mg/kg. 1.05 mg/kg, 25.9 mg/kg, 0.12 mg/kg and 7.16 mg/kg, respectively). Antimony can irritate the skin. Arsenic may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. Selenium may harm the reproductive system, may harm the health of the unborn child and may cause skin sensitisation. 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. Cobalt is a skin and respiratory sensitiser and may cause cancer. Zirconium is mutagenic, can easily reach the brain and placenta, increasing the risk of cancer.
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AllBUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL (4209)HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE (135)HYDROQUINONE (126)METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE (100)METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE (78)LINALOOL (33)CINNAMAL (32)P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE (32)CITRONELLOL (30)HEXYL CINNAMAL (29)BENZYL ALCOHOL (26)GERANIOL (25)BENZYL SALICYLATE (23)HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (22)TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRIACRYLATE (19)FORMALDEHYDE (17)KOJIC ACID (17)LIMONENE (16)COUMARIN (14)HYDROXYCITRONELLAL (14)ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE (14)ISOBUTYLPARABEN (13)CITRAL (12)P-AMINOPHENOL (9)
KURKU-MA – ANTI=IMPERFECTIONS25 March 2025 · SR/01142/25 · Notified by: France · Face mask
Natus – Facial mud exfoliator10 April 2019 · A12/0625/19 · Notified by: France · Face scrub
The product contains zirconium, barium and lead (measured values: 0.004 % , 0.003 % and 0.001 % by weight, respectively).
Official alert →Infiniment vous – Regard 3D - Black Edition9 July 2018 · A12/0950/18 · Notified by: France · Mascara
The product contains Zirconium, Cobalt and Chromium (measured values 0.3%, 0.025% and 0.09% by weight, respectively).
Official alert →Source: Safety Gate, European Commission. Descriptions are published by the notifying authorities in English.

