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Take care when using creams to treat dry skin conditions as they can easily dry onto clothing, bedding and bandages making them more flammable.
Product Safety Report for Body Treat Maxitoner Skin Beautifying Milk presenting a serious chemical risk due to the presence of the chemicals hydroquinone, methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI).
Product Safety Report for Caring Chemistry Body Treat Maxitoner presenting a serious chemical risk.
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Product Recall for SKCURE Children's Vest Style Buoyancy Aid presenting a serious risk of drowning.
Product Safety Report for Geisha Beauty Secrets, Lightening Cream with Kojic Acid presenting a chemical risk as it contains the chemical 'Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene' which is prohibited in cosmetic products.
Product recall for Missguided Right Now Brow Thickening Brow Gel presenting a microbiological risk due to contamination.
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A new campaign to raise awareness of the fire risk and the precautions that need to be taken by users of skin creams has been launched today
We inform healthcare professionals of the recent campaign to promote awareness of the risk and new resources available to support safe use following previous advice to health and care professionals.
People who use emollient creams to treat dry and itchy skin conditions are being warned that residue can build up on fabrics, such as clothing or bedding, and cause them to catch fire more easily.
Julius Cowdrey and Miles Nazaire are calling on the nation to get boosted as the easiest New Year’s health resolution you can make
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A skin cream claiming to be a natural Chinese herbal remedy for treating eczema, contains a potentially harmful steroid and should not be used, warns the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
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