Cai Wenjun/Shanghai Daily news

The Shanghai Health Supervision Agency said yesterday that it is closely following reports that a powerful hormone detected in a skin cleansing cream may have caused adverse reactions in at least one child in Hunan Province, Shanghai Daily reported.

The concern is centered on Miaoling cream, produced by Miaoling Miao Nationality Medicine Technology Co in Guizhou Province. The cream is approved as a disinfectant, but some parents use it to treat eczema in children and adults sometimes use it for acne and other skin problems.