Cosmetic recalls — January 2026: 73 Safety Gate alerts

In January 2026, the EU Safety Gate system published 73 cosmetic recall alerts. That is 41 fewer 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.

• FORMALDEHYDE — 2
• HYDROQUINONE — 2
• CANNABINOL — 1
• HYDROXYISOHEXYL 3-CYCLOHEXENE CARBOXALDEHYDE — 1
• PHENOXYETHANOL — 1

Notifying countries

• Czechia — 28
• Italy — 19
• Slovakia — 9
• France — 7
• Germany — 3

Sample alerts from this month

• ODE OF OUDH
• Melissa professional painting gel — Melissa professional
• Terra D'Hermè — EKUIVAL PARFUME
• easy painting system SOAKOFF UV/LED COLOR — Claresa
• Whitening Carrot — Lviera

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).