Short answer: The UK recall notice for Nov’Max Anti Volume Keratin Hair Treatment is limited to the identified product, including barcode 7898675094584 and lot 03062025. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) says the product presents a serious chemical risk because it contains formaldehyde, and advises owners to stop using it immediately and contact the distributor for redress. Check the identifiers before applying that advice to another keratin treatment.
Product identifiers in the OPSS recall
- Product: Nov’Max Anti Volume Keratin Hair Treatment
- Brand field: Nov’ Max
- Barcode: 7898675094584
- Lot: 03062025
- Description: blue/green packaging, professional-use keratin treatment
- Country of origin: Brazil
- OPSS notification: 2602-0256, published 19 March 2026
Use the barcode and lot together with the product name and packaging description. Similar “anti-volume,” smoothing or keratin labels do not show that a product is this recalled item. The notice does not say that all Brazilian hair products or all keratin services contain formaldehyde.
What the recall states—and what it does not
OPSS describes a serious chemical risk because the product contains formaldehyde and says the product does not meet Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. The corrective measure is a recall from end users. The notice tells consumers who own the product to stop using it immediately and contact the distributor for redress.
This is a UK product-safety notice, identified by its notification number and date. It does not determine the legality of another formulation, a salon’s handling practices, or products sold under a different lot, barcode or market label. A product description alone cannot establish that a treatment has a particular composition.
What consumers and salons can record
- Read the full product name, barcode and lot directly from the bottle or carton.
- Compare them with the OPSS notice, including its image and linked report PDF.
- If the exact product and lot match, follow the notice: stop using it and contact the distributor for redress.
- Keep a copy of the notice, product identifiers, purchase/distributor details and any response. Do not publish a customer’s personal information.
- For a salon, record which product and lot were used in a service only in accordance with applicable privacy and record-retention practices; do not make an ingredient or exposure conclusion for a different product from this alert.
If the label is missing or the lot cannot be read, do not guess based on colour or marketing language. Ask the seller or distributor to identify the product against the official notice. Questions about a personal exposure or symptoms should be directed to an appropriate healthcare professional; this article does not diagnose or give medical treatment advice.
Why the exact lot matters in salon product notices
Cosmetic names, packaging and formulas can differ by product version and market. A precise recall record helps users match a bottle to a regulator’s action rather than generalizing from a category. When a salon changes supplier or receives a new package design, keeping the full identifier and the source notice date reduces the risk of relying on an old or unrelated alert.
Sources and jurisdiction
- UK OPSS: Product Recall — Nov’Max Anti Volume Keratin Hair Treatment (2602-0256), 19 March 2026 — exact product/lot identifiers, risk statement and end-user action.
- UK OPSS: Product recalls and alerts guidance — official overview of recall and safety report notices.
Editorial limits: We did not inspect a bottle, salon, ingredient formula or customer record. This post summarizes the specified UK OPSS notice and does not assess other keratin treatments, products, lots or markets. Regulatory requirements may differ outside the UK. Official source pages rechecked on 27 October 2026.
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