SHOPPERS have been told to stop using an hair cap “immediately”, for their own safety.
The warning comes under an urgent notice, which said the product could cause an ‘electric shock or fire‘.
The cap has been sold at TK Maxx and since the start of this year, with the product number ZT-A.
But now Eclat Cosmetic Ltd., the product's maker, is recalling the Hair Revitalise Cap in question.
Both stores have announced the safety recall, and are instructing shoppers to return the item.
Customers can claim a full or replacement upon handing the cap back to its vendor.
The ‘ or fire' risk is caused by the fuse in the cap's plug, which does not fulfil the UK's required safety standards.
The recall instructs people to ‘spread the news' about the product's risk, by telling and .
Shockingly, this is the second safety recall for an electric hair product in only .
The TP-5+1 Hot Air Styler, sold viais also beingover electric shock risks.
The electric hairbrush is supplied with a three-pin “clover” style unfused plug.
Unfused plugs pose a in the UK due to their dimensions.
This means it's possible for users to touch the live pin when plugging in or unplugging it from the socket.
For this reason, the electric brush does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994.
Shoppers have been advised toimmediately and dispose of it.
Wowcher describes the product as: “A for with black power supply cord and three-pin plug, supplied with five detachable attachments for drying, curling and brushing.”
The Officefor Product Safety and Standards said: “The product presents aas it is supplied with a 3-pin ‘clover’ style plug which do not meet the requirements of the relevant standard, BS 1363.
“Clover-style plugs are unfused, and due to the dimensions of the plug pins, it is possible for users to touch the live pin when plugging in or unplugging the plug from the socket.”
And it's not only ‘s electric hair products which have been recalled this year – as the seller urged shoppers to stop using a harmful shampoo it had been selling, in .
Amika Mirrorball High Shine + Protect Antioxidant was recalled by stores after it failed to meet regulatory requirements.
The shampoo came in pink patterned packaging and was sold as part of a set called Shine-O-Sphere which also includes a hair mask, gloss spray and conditioner.
Major online retailers such as Cult Beauty andalso marked the product as out of stock.
Customers were warned that the shampoo could irritate the .
