Recently there was a WARNING message by our Malaysia Ministry of Health (MOH) that some of the Skincare available in our market are found to contain BANNED Substances like Mercury, Hydroquinone, Tretinoin and Azelaic acid.
These substances are Control drugs and suppose to be prescribed by doctor and shall not be presence in our daily skincare products !!
These substances are added to the skincare products as Preservative, Whitening agent and anti-inflammable agent. However, excessive usage of these substances can lead to an acute effect to our skin and/or a chronic health effect to our internal organs !!!
Beside the relevant authority monitoring, business entrepreneurs must be also responsible to ensure their products are safe to be used.
Meanwhile, MYTEST LAB is an ISO 17025 Accredited Lab and Registered with Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) and readied to assist you to check your Skincare product that you are concern about !
CONTACT US AT 03-8948-9822 OR EMAIL AT enquiry@mytest.com.my for more details.
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(Posted on 07th November 2016)