NPRA bans 2 cosmetic products found to contain schedule poison
Flasshhskinzz Night Cream and Rissa Skin Moisturiser have been found to contain scheduled poisons hydroquinone, tretinoin and betamethasone 17-valerate. – Facebook pic, January 4, 2023.
Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the banned products are Flashhskinzz Night Cream, found to contain hydroquinone, and Rissa Skin Moisturiser, which also contains hydroquinone, as well as tretinoin and betamethasone 17-valerate. Sellers and distributors should stop selling and distributing these products immediately as it violates the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984, he said in a statement today.
According to Noor Hisham, hydroquinone, when applied to the skin, can cause redness, discomfort, unwanted skin discolouration and hypersensitivity, and inhibits the pigmentation process, which weakens the skin’s protection against harmful ultraviolet rays, thus increasing the risk of skin cancer.
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