KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- The health ministry has cautioned the
public against the use of six popular cosmetic products found to contain
scheduled poisons.
The products are BML HB Lotion, Shana Night Cream, Natasya Gold Herbal
Cream, Biotox Whitening Hydro Cream, Yoko Whitening Cream and Sue Beauty Night
Treatment Cream.
They contain scheduled poisons such as dexamethasone, hydroquinone and
tretinoin which caused various side-effects to consumers, said the ministry''s
pharmaceutical services division senior director, Datuk Eishah A. Rahman.
The use of dexamethasone, hydroquinone and tretinoin in cosmetic products
were prohibited and could only be used with the advice of health professionals,
she said in a statement here today.
According to Dr Eishah, tretinoin caused skin redness, discomfort, peeling
and hypersensitivity under sunlight while hydroquinone caused redness,
discomfort, unwanted skin colour change, skin hypersensitivity and
depigmentation.
Dexamethasone was a steroid which when used topically, could cause skin
irritation, dryness, pimples, thinning of skin and increased risk of bacterial
infection, she said.
She urged those in possession of the products to halt its sale, distribution
or usage.
-- BERNAMA
NIM AKT IZ GR
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