The National Medicines Safety Agency considers this “can be explained by the galenic form of the deodorant” from the Nuud brand.
The Nuud brand, which specializes in ecological products, has withdrawn one of its deodorants from the market. An announcement that follows the development of “painful cysts“In some users, reports the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM). The manufacturer indicates on its website that the product is “temporarily unavailable», and that its teams work «on a new formula“.
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“The possibility of microbial superinfection”
After having “carried out investigations“, the ANSM considers that the appearance of cysts”can be explained by the galenic form of the deodorant, a predominantly greasy ointment, which would promote the obstruction of the pores of the armpits, with the possibility of a microbial superinfection, by an occlusive effect“. For its part, the company wants to be reuring, affirming that “99.9% of Nuud users report no adverse effects“.
The health authority specifies that “in most reported cases, the cysts disappeared after discontinuing use of the product or taking prescribed treatments“. She points out that the ingredients in the deodorant “are not individually considered to be the cause of the reported adverse effects“, and also advises to”strictly follow the manufacturer’s terms of use“. The company says in its statement that they are developing and testing “a new less greasy formulawhich will be available soon.