Cosmetic recalls — February 2026: 137 Safety Gate alerts

In February 2026, the EU Safety Gate system published 137 cosmetic recall alerts. That is 64 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.

• HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE — 8
• HYDROQUINONE — 5
• BENZYL ALCOHOL — 1
• CITRAL — 1
• GERANIOL — 1

Notifying countries

• Italy — 91
• Czechia — 25
• Sweden — 7
• Ireland — 5
• Slovakia — 4

Sample alerts from this month

• Gold colloid moisturizer / Aranykolloid Hidratáló — Dr Juice
• 702 Giallo Pastel — Melissa
• Top non wipe — Lunamoon
• Gift Set, Mystical — Rich Rich
• Melissa Professional - 711 Special Edition — Melissa

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).