The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has banned certain cosmetic products in Kenya due to harmful ingredients such as hydroquinone, steroids, mercury, and hydrogen peroxide, which pose health risks. These products have also not been registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya. Below is a comprehensive list of banned cosmetics in Kenya.
1. Skin Lightening Lotions with Hydroquinone
- Jaribu Skin Lightening Lotion
- Amira Skin Lightening Lotion
- A3 Cleartouch Complexion Lotion
- A3 Lemon Skin Lightening Lotion
- Kiss Lotion
- Rico Skin Lightening Lotion
- Princess Lotion
- Peau Claire Beauty Body Lotion
- Clear Touch Lotion
- Fair & White Body Clearing Milk
- Sivoclair Lightening Body Lotion
- Extra Clair Lightening Body Lotion
- Precieux Treatment Beauty Lotion
- Clear Essence Skin Beautifying Milk
2. Skin Lightening Gels with Hydroquinone
- Ultra Clear Soap
- Topiclear Soap
- Body Clear Soap
3. Soaps with Mercury Compounds
- Movate
- Mekako
- Jaribu
- Tura
- Rico
- Acura
- Fair Lady
- Elegance
- Jambo
- Miki
4. Skin Lightening Creams with Mercury Compounds
- Pimplex Medicated Cream
- New Shirley Medicated Cream
- Movate Cream, Skin Success Gel
- Hot Movate Gel
- Amira-C
- Tenovate
- Neu Clear Gel
- Body Clear Cream Spot Remover
- Top Gel Plus
- Soft And Beautiful Cream
- Lemonvate Cream, Secret Gel
- Tcb Gel Plus
- Unic Clear Super Cream
- Topifram Cream
- Skin Balance Lemon Cream
- Peau Claire Gel Plus
- Dark & Lovely Gel
- Dermo-Gel Plus
- Hot Prosone Gel
- Visible Difference Gel
- Sivoclair Cream
- Action Demovate Cream
- Regge Lemon Gel
- Ultimate Lady Gel
- Topifram Gel Plus
- Age Renewal Cream
- Fair & White Gel Plus
- Fashion Fair Cream
- First Class Lady Cream
- Skin Success Cream
- Neu Clear Cream Plus
- Jaribu Beta-Β Cream
- Body Treat Cream Spot Remover
- Clair & Lovely Gel
- Soft & Beautiful Gel
- Action Demovate Gel Plus
- Prosone Gel
- Skin Balance Gel Wrinkle Remover
- Ultra-Gel Plus
- Pro-One Gel Mca
- Betalemon Cream
- Skin Balance Cream Wrinkle Remover
- Dark & Lovely Cream
5. Skin Lightening Creams with Hydroquinone
- Jaribu Cream
- Mekako Cream
- Amira Cream
- Tura Skin Toning Cream
- Yesako Medicated Beauty Cream
- Rico Complexion Cream
- Madonna Medicated Cream
- Mrembo Medicated Beauty Cream
- Shirley Cream
- Kiss -Medicated Beauty Cream
- Uno21 Cream
- Princess Patra Luxury Complexion Cream
- Zarina Medicated Skin Lightener Cream
- Envi Skin Toner, Viva Super Lemon
- Ambi Special Complexion Cream
- Lolane Cream, Nadinola Cream
- Glotone Complexion Cream
- Nindola Cream, Claire Creme
- Mic Skin Lightener Cream
- Tonight Night Beauty Cream
- Fulani Creme Eclaircissante
- Clere Lemon Cream
- Binti Jambo Cream
- Butone Cream
- Malaika Medicated Beauty Cream
- Dear Heart With Hydroquinone Cream
- Miki Beauty Cream
- Crusader Skin Toning Cream
- Nish Medicated Cream
- Island Beauty Skin Fade Cream
- Malibu Medicated Cream
- Palmer’s Skin Success Fade Cream
- Opiclear Cream, Carekako Medicated Cream
- Body Clear Cream
- A3 Skin Lightening Cream, Ambi American Formula
- Dream Successful
- Symba Creme Skin Lite ‘N’ Smooth
- Ikb Medicated Cream
- Cleartone Skin Toning Cream
- Clear Essence Medicated Fade Cream
- Ambi Extra Complexion Cream For Men
- Cleartone Extra Skin Toning Cream
- O’nyia Skin Crème
- A3 Tripple Action Cream Pearl Light
- Elegance Skin Lightening Cream
- Mr. Clere Cream
- Fade Out Cream
- Top Lemon Plus Cream
- Clear Touch Cream
- Crusader Ultra Brand Cream
- Ultime Skin Lightening Cream
- Rico Skin Tone Crème
- Baraka Skin Lightening Cream
- Peau Claire Crème Eclaircissante
- Princess Medicated Beauty Cream
- Immediat Claire Lightening Body Cream
This list serves as a guide for consumers to avoid harmful products and ensure they are using safe, regulated cosmetics. Consumers are advised to purchase products from reputable suppliers and check for KEBS certification to verify product safety.
