Cosmetic recalls — April 2026: 209 Safety Gate alerts

In April 2026, the EU Safety Gate system published 209 cosmetic recall alerts. That is 167 more than the month before.

Substances most often behind the recalls

Regulated substances only (banned, restricted or allergens); the number is the count of that month's alerts in which the substance was detected.

• METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE — 22
• METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE — 19
• HYDROQUINONE — 19
• BENZYL SALICYLATE — 7
• HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE — 7
• BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL — 5

Notifying countries

• Sweden — 40
• Germany — 33
• Ireland — 25
• Czechia — 25
• France — 17

Sample alerts from this month

• No: 3556 — Creation
• REVITALIZING BODY MILK — Nivea
• Coup d'amour femme — REAL TIME
• No: 2445 — Creation
• BAGNODOCCIA MUSCHIO BIANCO — Dermomed

The full searchable list: cosmetic recalls — alert browser. Aggregate trends: recalls in numbers. Check your own product in the INCI checker.

This recap is generated automatically from the European Commission's Safety Gate data (methodology: how BeautyGuard works).