The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has banned up to 177 cosmetics containing Hydroquinone.

UNBS has confirmed that the products when overly used can be harmful to the skin and body causing skin discoloration, kidney, skin cancer, and liver damage.

The banned products cosmetics among others include 27 lotions, 98 cream cosmetics, 12 soaps, and skin-lightening cosmetic products other products that contain mercury include; 22 creams & lotions and 18 soaps.

Some of the banned cosmetics are Rico Complexion Cream and Rico Soap, Mekako Antiseptic Soap, Maxilight, Caro light among many others.

UNBS on Monday, December 30, 2019, raided several Sure Deal cosmetics shops, arresting staff and confiscating products said to contain Hydroquinone ingredient.

In January 2018, UNBS convicted and fined Sure Deal proprietor, Prossy Namwanje to a tune of  UGX30M for selling dangerous cosmetics. She was also told to change the content in her products

However, UNBS Public Relations Officer, Victoria Namutebi Luwaga says they have since learned that several sampled  Sure Deal products on the market still contain hydroquinone even if it is not included as an ingredient.

This is a full list of the banned products

LIST OF PROHIBITED PRODUCTS
SKIN LIGHTENING COSMETIC PRODUCTS CONTAINING HYDROQUINONE AND
MERCURY
COSMETIC PRODUCTS CONTAINNG HYDROQUINONE
CREAMS
1. Maxi Claire beauty cream

2. Rapid White

3. Caro Light
4. Carro 7   5. Djarabi  6. Clairmen
7. Skin light  8. Caro Liss  9. Citro Light
10. Top clair plus 11. L’abidjanaise 12. Mekako
13. Bio 21 Jours 14. Cocoderm 15. Rico
16. Maxi light 17. Pure White 18. Princess
19. C & G 20. Extra Toning 21. Butone
22. Carotone 23. Sivo Clair 24. Extra Cream
25. Yes To 26. Rejuvenating
Cream
27. Mic
28. Touch and Clear 29. Caro skin 30. Viva Super
Lemon
31. Ultra Skin Tone 32. Ikb Medicated
Cream
33. Princess Patra
Luxury
Complexion
Cream
34. Fade – Out 35. Crusader Skin
Toning Cream
36. Envi Skin Toner
37. Palmer`s Skin Success
(pack)
38. Tura Bright &
Even Cream
39. Zarina
Medicated Skin
Lightener
40. Fair & white Active
Lightening
41. Claire Cream 42. Ambi Special
Complexion
43. Fair & White Whitening 44. Miki Beauty
Cream
45. Lolane Cream
46. Fair & White Strong
Bleaching Treatment
Cream
47. Peau Claire
Crème
Eclaircissante
48. Glotone
Complexion
Cream
49. Fair & white Body
Clearing milk
50. Clear Essence
Skin Beautifying
Milk
51. Nindola Cream
52. Maxi – Tone fade 53. Tura Skin Toning
Cream
54. Tonight Night
Beauty Cream
55. Nadinola Fade 56. Madonna
Medicated Beauty
57. Fulani Cream
Eclaircissante
Cream
58. Clear Essence Medicated
fade
59. Mrembo
Medicated Beauty
Cream
60. Clere Lemon
Cream
61. Ultra Skin Tone 62. Shirley Cream 63. Clere Extra
Cream
64. Fade – Out 65. Kiss – Medicated
Beauty Cream
66. Binti Jambo
Cream
67. Palmer`s Skin Success
(pack)
68. UNO21 Cream 69. Malaika
Medicated
Beauty Cream
70. Fair & white Active
Lightening
71. Crusader Ultra
Brand Cream
72. Dear Heart with
Hydroquinone
Cream
73. Fair & White Whitening 74. Ultime Skin
Lightening Cream
75. Nish Medicated
Cream
76. Fair & White Strong
Bleaching Treatment
Cream
77. Rico Skin Tone
Cream
78. Island Beauty
Skin Fade
Cream
79. Fair & white Body
Clearing milk
80. Baraka Skin
Lightening Cream
81. Malibu
Medicated
Cream
82. Maxi – Tone fade 83. Fairlady Skin
Lightening Cream
84. A3 Tripple
action Cream
Pearl Light
85. Nadinola Fade 86. Immediat Claire
Lightening Body
Cream
87. Elegance Skin
Lightening
Cream
88. Symba crème Skin Lite
‘N’ Smooth
89. Mr. Clere Cream 90. Cleartone Skin
Toning Cream
91. No Mark Cream 92. Clear Touch
Cream
93. Ambi Extra
Complexion
Cream for men
94. Crusader Ultra Brand
Cream
95. Cleartone Extra
Skin Toning
Cream
96. Ultime Skin
Lightening
Cream
97. O`Nyi Skin Crème 98. Rico Skin Tone
Cream
LOTIONS
1. Tamarin 2. Camee 3. Extra Clair
lightening Body
Lotion
4. Yes To 5. White Express 6. Precieux
Treatment
Beauty Lotion
7. Jaribu Skin Lightening
Lotion
8. Clear Touch
Lotion
9. Super Max –
Tone Lotion
10. Caroderm 11. Shiny 12. Amira Skin
Lightening
lotion
13. L’abidjanaise 14. Meti’cee 15. A3 Cleartouch
Complexion
Lotion
16. Djarabi 17. Beauty oil Abana 18. A3 Lemon Skin
Lightening
Lotion
19. Caroliss 20. Peau Claire Body 21. Extra Clair
lightening Body
Lotion
22. Caro Top lotion 23. Reine Clair Rico
Super Body
24. Precieux
Treatment
Beauty Lotion
25. Top lemon 26. Immediate Claire
Maxi – Beauty
23. Amira Skin
Lightening
lotion
27. Bio liss 28. Tura Lotion 24. A3 Cleartouch
Complexion
Lotion
29. Maxi Claire 30. Sivoclair
lightening Body
Lotion
25. Kiss Lotion
26. Princess Lotion 27. Jaribu Skin
Lightening Lotion
SOAPS
1. Uniderm 2. Body Clear
Medicated
Antiseptic Soap
3. Topi Clear
Beauty
Complexion
Soap
4. Djarabi 5. Blackstar 6. Ultra Clear
7. Skin light 8. Cherie Claire Body
Beauty Lightening
9. Topi Clear
Beauty
& Treating Soap Complexion
Soap
10. Immediate Clair
Lightening Beauty Soap
11. Lady Claire 12. M.G.C Extra
Clear
SKIN LIGHTNING COSMETIC PRODUCTS CONTAINING MERCURY
(CREAMS & LOTIONS)
1. Maxi Claire 2. Shiny Beauty
cream
3. Top Claire Plus
4. Tamarin 5. Charms 6. Caro derm
7. Skin Light 8. Carro 7 9. L’abidjainaise
10. Rapid Clair 11. Beauty Lotion
Shinny
12. Djarabi
13. Yes To 14. Bio 21 Jours 15. Bio liss
16. Yes To lotion 17. Caro Top lotion 18. Maxi Claire
19. New Shirley Medicated 20. Top lemon 21. Pimplex
Medicated
22. Top Claire Plus
SOAPS
1. UnidermSoap 2. Djarabi Soap 3. Jaribu Soap
4. Skin Light Soap 5. Super Family 6. Binti Jambo Soap
7. Baby and Maman Soap 8. Movate Soap 9. Amira Soap
10. La Bamakoise Savon
Tamarin Soap
11. Miki Soap 12. Mekako Soap
13. Rico Soap 14. Tura Soap 15. Jaribu Soap
16. Acura Soap 17. Fair Lady 18. Elegance